Tehran, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - Iran FM accuses 'serpent' Netanyahu of tricking US into war

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2026-08-31

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 U.S. 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.......

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