An Iranian opposition activist recently renamed a street in Tehran after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “the purifier of evil,” the London-based Iran International outlet reported on Saturday.
It was not immediately clear where in the Iranian capital the street sign, which appeared in a video shared with the opposition news outlet by an unidentified “citizen,” had appeared. The video appeared to be undated.
Also on Saturday, Iran International published footage showing Iranian students resisting a call to chant “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.” Instead, the students responded by chanting “Death to Palestine.”
On Thursday night, Netanyahu extended an olive branch and delivered a message of hope to the Iranian people. “I want to make clear: Israel wants peace. We want peace with all those who truly want peace with us. And I have no doubt that you, the people of Iran, know this,” he said.
“I know that just as we want peace with you, you want peace with us. But you suffer under the rule of a regime that subjugates you and threatens us,” the Israeli leader continued, adding: “One day this will change. One day Iran will be free. Women, Life, Freedom. Zan, Zendegi, Azadi.”