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WEST USES IRAN NUKE ISSUE TO COVER UP OWN PROBLEMS - KHAMENEI
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 3, 2012 - 15:50 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on
Sunday, June 3 accused the United States and its allies of lying about
the threat of a nuclear Iran to cover up their own economic problems,
state television reported, according to Reuters.
In a fiery address marking the 23rd anniversary of the death of
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic,
Khamenei also warned Israel against any attack on Iran, saying it
would receive a "thunderous blow".
Khamenei - who has total command over Iran's nuclear policy - has
publicly forbidden the development of nuclear weapons, but Western
nations suspect that Tehran is developing in isolation each of the
components required for an atomic bomb capability.
"What Americans and Westerners do is idiotic. They magnify the nuclear
issue to cover up their own problems," Khamenei said, referring to
the economic gloom in the U.S. and Europe. "They are deceitfully
using the term nuclear weapons," he added.
Iran's supreme leader said Israeli talk of military strikes showed it
felt vulnerable after the fall of former Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, a U.S. and Western ally, last year. "If they take any
miscalculated action, they will receive a thunderous blow."
During his address, Khamenei said that sanctions were not hampering
Iran and were "deepening Iran's hatred towards the West".
Iran maintains it will not give up what it says is its right to
establish a peaceful nuclear program but has at times appeared
flexible to curbing high-grade uranium enrichment that is the West's
most pressing concern.
Another round of talks has been scheduled for June 18-19 in Moscow.
Last week U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated
the meeting would be crucial because of Washington's need to see
"concrete actions".
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 3, 2012 - 15:50 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on
Sunday, June 3 accused the United States and its allies of lying about
the threat of a nuclear Iran to cover up their own economic problems,
state television reported, according to Reuters.
In a fiery address marking the 23rd anniversary of the death of
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic,
Khamenei also warned Israel against any attack on Iran, saying it
would receive a "thunderous blow".
Khamenei - who has total command over Iran's nuclear policy - has
publicly forbidden the development of nuclear weapons, but Western
nations suspect that Tehran is developing in isolation each of the
components required for an atomic bomb capability.
"What Americans and Westerners do is idiotic. They magnify the nuclear
issue to cover up their own problems," Khamenei said, referring to
the economic gloom in the U.S. and Europe. "They are deceitfully
using the term nuclear weapons," he added.
Iran's supreme leader said Israeli talk of military strikes showed it
felt vulnerable after the fall of former Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, a U.S. and Western ally, last year. "If they take any
miscalculated action, they will receive a thunderous blow."
During his address, Khamenei said that sanctions were not hampering
Iran and were "deepening Iran's hatred towards the West".
Iran maintains it will not give up what it says is its right to
establish a peaceful nuclear program but has at times appeared
flexible to curbing high-grade uranium enrichment that is the West's
most pressing concern.
Another round of talks has been scheduled for June 18-19 in Moscow.
Last week U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton indicated
the meeting would be crucial because of Washington's need to see
"concrete actions".