I don't think they mean it like "Painting the Town Red," Somehow

Apparently the top Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Sump'm ali Sump'm told the former president of Spain in 2001 that Iran's goal is to "set Israel alight." Read for yourself:

Iran wants to set Israel alight

Oh, and another thing. Whenever I hear a Muslim (Muh zlim) tell me that the Koran (Ka ran) is pronounced "Kiu rahn" or Islam (Iz lam) is pronounced "Ee slahm" and Muslim "Moo slem", I want to ask, "in what language?" Because I speak English, and in my language it's Muh-zlim, Ka-ran, and Iz-lam.

Here is a recent photo of the Ayatollah