Netanyahu鈥檚 Farsi tweets: What do Iranians say?
The tweets on Netanyahu鈥檚 Farsi Twitter account are serious 鈥� despite all the typos 鈥� but most of the Iranians commenting do not take them seriously.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem on July 14, 2015.
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On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister聽Benjamin聽Netanyahu聽聽to warn against a possible nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.
is in broken Farsi. Misspelling the word "despite," Netanyahu wrote: 鈥淸Iranian Supreme Leader] Khamenei has said that despite any [nuclear] deal, Iran must combat the US, while [Iranian President] Rouhani leads hateful demonstrations.鈥�
At first Iranians were not sure about the authenticity of the account.
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin Nouri, Iran correspondent for Reuters in Dubai, tweeted:
But when Mr. Netanyahu鈥檚 official Twitter account started following the new account, all doubts were gone.
So far there are three tweets on Netanyahu鈥檚 Farsi account, all with typos and grammar mistakes.
The second tweet warns that compromising with Iran will pave the way for Iran to build an atomic bomb, and will provide the Iranian government with 鈥渂illions of dollars鈥� that it will spend on 鈥�.鈥� ("Billions of dollars" most likely referring to Iran鈥檚 assets in international accounts, which are still partly blocked.)
The last tweet to be posted on Tuesday when this article was written warns once again that if Iran gets access to 鈥渂illions of dollars,鈥� it will use the money for 鈥渢errorism鈥� and not for building 鈥�.鈥�
Netanyahu has always been a vocal opponent of any possible nuclear deal with Iran, but never in Farsi. As expected, Iranians' general reaction to these tweets is not friendly. Aside from obscene responses pouring in, some comments turn the table on Israel.
An Iranian responded to one of the tweets in Farsi calling the Israeli government 鈥� in the world that "assassinates its opponent all around the globe.鈥�
His comment is followed by a tweet from another Iranian, with a different perspective, which created a heated debate:
Although there are some serious comments, most of Twitter users are reacting to the tweets in a mocking way. Some point at all the typos and grammar mistakes in the PM鈥檚 official Farsi tweets:
And others refer to Netanyahu鈥檚 previous comments which were聽: the bomb drawing he showed during the 2012 meeting and his 2013 comment about Iranians being suppressed to the point of in his 2013 interview with the BBC.
to one of Netanyahu鈥檚 Farsi tweets: 鈥淐ome on, I thought you want to show how much you have progressed in drawing. Leave this topic and stick to blue jeans鈥�.鈥�
Another one : "Drop the sanctions! Can you send over some jeans? I鈥檒l pay you back."
It might not be the reception that Netanyahu had hoped for, but his Farsi twitter account has become quite popular. So far, it has more than 1,700 followers.