Iran Terms Netanyahu Class-C Showman

Rasa - Iran blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his allegations against the country's nuclear program, saying he is a poorly-performing showman.

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Date: 07 May 2018 - 22:54

RNA - "He is a Class-C showman who should struggle to keep his position as a showman and magician whose personality is well known the the world's learned community," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi told reporters in Tehran on Monday.

He said that Netanyahu resorts to every possible means to accuse others in an attempt to divert the public opinion from his corruptions cases.

Qassemi rejected Netanyahu's allegations against Iran's nuclear program, stressing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has in several reports endorsed Iran's commitment to its undertakings.

Qassemi's remarks came in response to Netanyahu who earlier delivered a televised address in which he accused Iran of violating the JCPOA, claiming that he is in possession of thousands of documents that show Iran has been pursuing a military nuclear capability.

“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.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted 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.

According to Fars News Agancy, 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 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.

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