Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “serpent”, accusing him of tricking Washington into going to war with the Islamic republic
“In Hebrew, Netanyahu openly crows that he suckered the US. Administration into a war on Iran on behalf of Israel. Netanyahu explicitly laughs about how he ‘influenced’ America through 1,000 hours of airtime on U.S. networks,” Araghchi said in a post on X.
“In English, he praises POTUS’ leadership Serpent,” he added.
War broke out between Iran and the United States on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes killing the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei along with senior military officials
Iran retaliated with attacks across the region as the conflict continued to spread
An April ceasefire put an end to the most intense fighting, but sporadic attacks mainly near the Strait of Hormuz have dimmed prospects for a final peace agreement, and the US recently shifted toward a campaign of what it calls “economic asphyxiation” of Iran
The US struck the Iranian island of Larak late Sunday, its first such attack in a month
In response, Iran says it launched attacks on bases in Jordan and the UAE used by the US military
Last week, Netanyahu dismissed any prospect of an Iran-US deal and called Iran’s leaders “savages”