Published Aug 31, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT
The remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were made Monday, in response to Netanyahu's candid statements on U.S. communications.
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Published Aug 31, 2026, 1:06 PM EDT
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “serpent" on Monday, accusing the longtime leader of influencing the United States to partake in a broader war for its own benefit in the Middle East. “In Hebrew, Netanyahu openly crows that he suckered the U.S. Administration into a war on Iran on behalf of Israel,” Araghchi said in a post on X. “Netanyahu explicitly laughs about how he 'influenced' America through 1,000 hours of airtime on US networks. In English, he praises POTUS' leadership. Serpent." The statement was posted as a direct response to a video circulating on social media over the weekend, showing Netanyahu on local Israeli network Channel 14's "Patriots Program" saying that Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people, adding that non-Jewish citizens have rights. Araghchi's post, however, centers on Netanyahu's remarks on dealing with Iran over some four decades, seemingly acknowledging that efforts took a while due to implementing a proper security state while bringing along the U.S. as part of such efforts. Netanyahu reportedly said he "was able to do that" due to receiving "close to a thousand hours on American television," according to Hebrew translations.
