The Iranian general blames Israel for "cloud theft" and is reprimanded by a scientist from the Islamic Republic

An Iranian general accused Israel of manipulating the weather on the Islamic Republic, saying Monday that the Jewish state was flying clouds and snow and contributing to climate change.

Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali made this remark. On agriculture in Tehran, where he claimed that Iranian science centers have confirmed a foreign role in drought conditions across the country.

"Foreign interference is suspected of having played a role in climate change," said Jalali. official ISNA news agency. "The joint teams from Israel and one of the neighboring countries are rendering the clouds entering Iran sterile, and we are also facing cloud flights and snowflights."

The semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that Jalali has touted a four-year-old study of high-altitude climate from Afghanistan to the Mediterranean. showed that all heights above 7,200 feet have snow – except in Iran.

While the general was quick to point the finger at Israel, the country's weather service downplayed his claims

BELGIAN COUPLE ARRESTED The head of the Iranian meteorological service, Ahad Vazife, quoted by ISNA , said that Iran has suffered from a "prolonged drought" that is part of a "global trend"

. Ahad Vazife said that Jalali "probably has documents that I am not aware of, but based on weather knowledge, it is not possible for a country to steal snow or clouds. "

"Ask these questions not only He added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told the Iranians that Israel was facing similar water problems and had found ways to deal with them, adding the Israeli technology Netanyahu offered to share Israeli water expertise with Iran, saying that "the Iranian people are victims of a cruel and tyrannical regime that denies them the same." "Vital water", according to the Times of Israel

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