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Iran’s Araghchi Calls Netanyahu a “Serpent” Over Contrasting Hebrew, English Remarks

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (image from archive).

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of boasting about having drawn the United States into war against Iran on Israel’s behalf, contrasting his remarks in Hebrew with his praise for the US president in English.

In a post on X, Araghchi said Netanyahu had “openly” bragged in Hebrew about influencing the US administration and claimed he had spent “1,000 hours of airtime on US networks” to shape American policy.

Iran’s Araghchi Calls Netanyahu a “Serpent” Over Contrasting Hebrew, English Remarks Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of boasting about having drawn the United States into war against Iran on Israel’s behalf, contrasting his remarks in Hebrew with his praise for the US president in English. In a post on X, Araghchi said Netanyahu had “openly” bragged in Hebrew about influencing the US administration and claimed he had spent “1,000 hours of airtime on US networks” to shape American policy. “In English, he praises POTUS’ leadership,” Araghchi wrote, before concluding with a one-word characterization: “Serpent.” Araghchi’s remarks come hours after the US attacked Iranian island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the Islamic Republic to retaliate, targeting US bases in UAE and Jordan.

“In English, he praises POTUS’ leadership,” Araghchi wrote, before concluding with a one-word characterization: “Serpent.”

The top Iranian diplomat shared a post in which the Israeli PM was talking to an Israeli talk show.

Araghchi’s remarks come hours after the US attacked Iranian island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the Islamic Republic to retaliate, targeting US bases in UAE and Jordan.

Source: Al-Manar English Website