An Iranian general has accused Israel of manipulating the weather to prevent rain over the Islamic Republic and alleging his country was facing cloud “theft”.
Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organisation, told a press conference that scientific results from a study showed how “Israel and another country in the region have joint teams which work to ensure clouds entering Iranian skies are unable to release rain”.
The bizarre claim emerged as the General attempted to calm mounting anger on the streets and violent protests in southern Iranian cities over polluted drinking water, as temperatures reach above 50 C.
Brigadier General Jalali also claimed that Iran was now facing “the issue of cloud and snow theft” as he displayed a survey which apparently showed snow in other mountainous regions – but not in Iran.
