[SJackson]

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Probably tells this to John Kerry every day.

Zarif wears a suit, wonder if he'll get invited to the White House to sign his non treaty treaty.

[gusty]

My response to the Foreign Minister would be, when the Persians convert back to Zoroastrianism, then they can be trusted again.

[MeshugeMikey]

I believe that Mohammad Javad Zarif has room in his moniker for one more “name” and should therfore henceforth refer to himself as Mohammad Javad Taqiyya Zarif!

but why lie about something so obvious??

[freedom6178]

Obama’s new talking points.

[ConservativeInPA]

“He even distorts his own scripture,” Zarif told his interviewer, Ann Curry, addressing Netanyahu’s reference to Purim. “If you read the Book of Esther, you will see that it was the Iranian king who saved the Jews.

Cyrus did defeat Nebuchadnezzar, but the Cyrus had his own agenda with Nebuchadnezzar. It certainly didn't involve Jews. The Jews went back to Judea. The Jews didn't follow Cyrus back to Persia.

Anyways, Muslims are the problem and in this case, Muslims in Iran. Muslims have persecuted Jews from day one. Zarif needs to fast forward in his history a little bit.

[Star Traveler]

That was before 1979 when the Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran! It could be said of the past, but it’s certainly NOT true now!

[cripplecreek]

I think the last time Iran was at all “safe” for Jews was when they had a Zoroastrian emperor. (Its been a while)

[jjotto]

Well, they have a better record than Europe...

[yarddog]

Ancient Persia probably treated the Jews OK as some of them including Mordecai did not leave when they were allowed to return to their homeland.

The fact that Haman sought to steal their wealth seems to indicate they were prosperous in Persia.

The Bible treats Xerxes better than history. I saw a movie in which Esther tried to convince him not to invade Greece but that is probably not historically accurate or at least they don’t really know.

[Eleutheria5]

“According to Iranian government figures, roughly 8,800 Jews live in the country, out of a total 26,000 Jews in the entire Middle East outside Israel.”

80,000-8,800 = 71,200 emigrants

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/iranjews.html

“Under the Phalevi Dynasty, established in 1925, the country was secularized and oriented toward the West. This greatly benefited the Jews, who were emancipated and played an important role in the economy and in cultural life. On the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, 80,000 Jews lived in Iran. In the wake of the upheaval, tens of thousands of Jews, especially the wealthy, left the country, leaving behind vast amounts of property.”