Then again, no one in their right mind expects the Iranians to show some class.
Via Times of Israel:
Hours after the announcement of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon’s death, a Twitter feed associated with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday tweeted quotes from the Shiite leader critical of the general-turned-statesman.
Sharon had been in a coma for almost exactly eight years since suffering a massive stroke, and died Saturday afternoon at age 85.
Quoting from previous speeches by the supreme leader, @Khamenei_ir variously called Sharon a “vampire” and a “vulture” and Israel’s “last hope.” While world leaders voiced sorrow at the loss of one of Israel’s greats, Iran stood out in its criticism of the man.
“He (#Sharon) was their last hope. However from the first day when he came into power, the #Palestinian Intifada gained in flames,” Khamenei said in 2002, referring to the Second Intifada. ”The Zionists’ all hopes relied on this vulture (Ariel #Sharon) to bring down the rising nation of #Palestine to their knees.”