Zarif: Netanyahu is going into the dustbin of history

Iran’s foreign minister has reacted to recent political developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, which have practically brought Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year term in office to an end, noting that he has joined other anti-Iran hawkish figures in the “dustbin of history.”

Zarif made the remarks in a Thursday tweet, comparing Netanyahu’s fate to that of other major anti-Iran figures in the US, who were the Israeli PM’s close allies in his plots against Tehran, including former US President Donald Trump, his former national security advisor John Bolton, and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

“Netanyahu has joined the disgraceful journey of his anti-Iran co-conspirators—Bolton, Trump and Pompeo—into the dustbin of history,” Iran’s foreign minister said.

Zarif asserted that Iran continues to stand tall, pointing out that the same fate has been repeated for Iranians’ ill-wishers over several millennia, adding, "Time to change course."

Netanyahu on Thursday took to Twitter to attack the move to unseat him, saying “all legislators elected by votes from the right must oppose this dangerous left-wing government.”

This came after centrist politician Yair Lapid's announcement, about 35 minutes before a Wednesday night deadline, that he had succeeded in clinching a coalition to unseat the incumbent Israeli premier.

Under the deal, former Israeli minister of military affairs Naftali Bennett would become prime minister and hand over the post to Lapid, a former TV host and finance minister, in about two years.