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In Persian, IDF spokesperson wishes Iranians a happy Nowruz, takes shots at leaders
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The Israeli military spokesperson wishes Iranians a happy Nowruz, or Persian New Year, in a snarky tweet on the Israel Defense Forces Persian-language Twitter account.
“Happy Nowruz! I hope this blessing will reach every Iranian whether he is young or old, religious or secular, male or female, and whether he lives in Iran or has left it involuntarily,” Ran Kochav says.
“There is much in common between our peoples and nations. Unfortunately, the Iranian regime is hiding this from you,” the post reads.
“I wish the Iranian people a new spring of hope and respect. Missiles and drones will not fix the country’s acute water crisis, just like enriched uranium will not be able to feed any hungry child in Iran,” he adds.
تبریک سخنگوی ارتش اسرائیل ران کوخاو به ملت ایران به مناسبت #عید_نوروز:
بین مردم و ملت های ما اشتراکات زیادی وجود دارد.
با ارزو بهاری نو مملو از امید و احترام برای مردم ایران.
موشک ها و پهپادها بحران حاد آب ایران را حل نمی کنند همچنین که
نوروزتان پیروز باد هر روزتان نوروز باد pic.twitter.com/dNJpQHZOWP— ارتش دفاعی اسرائیل | IDF Farsi (@IDFFarsi) March 20, 2022
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