December 17, 2020
Special Dispatch No. 9098
MEMRI To Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif: Your Claim That The Iranian Regime And Leaders Are Not Antisemitic And Do Not Seek To Annihilate Israel Is A Lie
December 17, 2020
In a December 9, 2020 interview with Arman TV, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif used an antisemitic term for Jews –
jahood in Persian.
To view the clip of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif on MEMRI TV, click here or below.
A few days later, he attempted to cover up his statement with a dishonest attack on MEMRI. On December 16, he tweeted: MEMRI has sunk to a new low in taking my prejorative [sic] usage of a word to accuse me of Antisemitism.
9 Dec 2020
Iranian state television issued a correction on Tuesday after falsely labeling Pink Floyd guitarist Roger Waters a “political expert” when airing his comments criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden.
Replaying comments first aired by the Russian state propaganda channel Russia Today’s (RT)
Going Underground program, Waters was described as a “political expert” who believes “Biden cannot be trusted.”
“Biden (is a) warmongering servant of the oligarchy that rules the United States of America and will continue to be so for however long he remains the president of the United States,” Waters claimed. “He’s not to be trusted on anything.”