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FM: Netanyahu Repeating Old Lies against Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for repeating lies about Iran’s nuclear activities, saying he is like the boy who cries wolf.

“The boy who can’t stop crying wolf is at it again. Undeterred by cartoon fiasco at the United Nations General Assembly. You can only fool some of the people so many times,” Zarif wrote on his Twitter account on Monday.

The Iranian foreign minister was referring to Netanyahu’s 2012 address to the United Nations in which he unfolded a chart with a cartoon-style drawing of a nuclear bomb, and proceeded to draw on it with a red magic-marker.

“This is a bomb,” he said. “This is a fuse.”

In a separate tweet, Zarif rejected accusations by US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu concerning Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

“Pres. Trump is jumping on a rehash of old allegations already dealt with by the IAEA to “nix” the deal. How convenient. Coordinated timing of alleged intelligence revelations by the boy who cries wolf just days before May 12. But Trump’s impetuousness to celebrate blew the cover,” he tweeted.

Zarif’s remarks came in response to Netanyahu who earlier delivered a televised address in which he accused Iran of violating the JCPOA.

“That is just not an acceptable situation. They’re not sitting back idly. They’re setting off missiles, which they say are for television purposes. I don’t think so,” he said.

Just minutes after Netanyahu’s speech, US President Donald renewed his strong criticism of JCPOA and gave a tacit approval to the Israeli prime minister’s rhetoric.

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