India, March 20 -- Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday launched a sharp attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seizing on his controversial remarks about Jesus Christ to question his stance toward Christians.

"For a man so reliant on goodwill of Christians in the United States, Netanyahu's open disdain for Jesus Christ (PBUH) is remarkable," Araghchi wrote on X.

He went further, saying Netanyahu's "unbridled praise for Djingis Khan (Genghis Khan), the worst slaughterer our region has ever seen, also fits with his current status as a wanted war criminal."

Araghchi's remarks followed a controversy triggered a day earlier by Israeli Prime Minister, who made the comments during a press conference amid the ongoing...