Bizarro New York, NY (BP)- In a surprising change in stance for the Islamic Republic of Iran's ruling theocracy, President Hassan Rouhani has sort of acknowledged that the Holocaust was a real event.
"The Nazis did a terrible thing to some Jews," said President Rouhani to a small group of American reporters. "I'm not going to say how many. I'm sure it was more than ten. Maybe less than twenty, I dunno. It was a pretty big dick move, though."
Iran is hoping that its moderate-ish leadership can be used to convince the United Nations to rescind economic sanctions against their nation. Holocaust denial has long been used as a psychological bludgeon against Israel by the ruling parties of Iran, and to deny the legitimacy of Israel's formation in territories that were already occupied.
When pressed about the specifics of the Holocaust, President Rouhani seemed reluctant to continue.
"Let us leave the specifics to the historians," he replied.
Let Me Google That For You has offered to assist the president in his search for answers. As of this writing, Iran's leadership has not responded.
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