Zarif Slams Netanyahu: “Israel” Biggest Threat to ME

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his baseless claims against Iran at his UN speech, stressing that the Zionist entity is in no position to level such accusations against Tehran.

“Netanyahu must explain how “Israel”, as the only possessor of nuclear weapons in the Middle East region, can put itself in a position to level such brazen accusations against a country whose [nuclear] program has been repeatedly declared peaceful by the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA],” Zarif told IRNA on Thursday.

The senior Iranian diplomat’s comments came after the “Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again took the stage at the UN on Thursday to put on another spectacle about Iran's nuclear program, repeating his threadbare allegation that the country is working to develop nuclear weapons at "secret" sites.

Zarif said Netanyahu’s move is only aimed at deflecting attention from the fact that the apartheid “Israeli” entity is "the biggest threat to the Middle East" given that he stands by a nuclear weapons facility and threatens other states with atomic annihilation.

"The Tel Aviv regime will never manage to achieve anything by playing such games,” the Iranian foreign minister added.

“We have seen in recent days the extent of the US' isolation at the UN General Assembly and the Security Council as a result of the policies Netanyahu has imposed on Washington. Now imagine how isolated the “Israelis” themselves are when they have managed to haul the US into such isolation," Zarif stated.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly dismissed Netanyahu’s UN show as “ridiculous” and a fabricated scenario aimed at making up for the failed US and “Israeli” smear campaign against Iran at the UN General Assembly.

“The occupying regime [of “Israel”] must know that in the new era, the world will only laugh out loud at such false, inconsiderate and empty remarks and fake shows,” Qassemi told journalists on Thursday.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team