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| Ahmadinejad says Iran tenfold stronger |
| 2010-01-05 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the Iranian nation would not give up on its rights as it is more than "tenfold stronger" than it was a year ago. Addressing Iranians residing in Tajikistan, where he is on an official visit, Ahmadinejad said Iran is now so powerful that it even plans to demand compensation for its rights that were violated in the past. In December 2009, he promised to seek compensation for the damages Iran sustained during World War II. The Iranian president's remarks came after an Israeli official claimed that the United Nations Security Council plans to adopt new sanctions against the country over its nuclear program due to the unrest in Iran. Iran, a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and member of the UN nuclear watchdog, is accused by the West and Israel of pursuing military objective in its nuclear pursuit. The country, however, says its work is directed at the civilian applications of the technology, to which it is entitled under international law. On Monday, President Ahmadinejad said foreign military presence in a number of regional countries had only fueled insecurity in the region. The Iranian president has long warned the world powers that their military adventurism in the oil-rich Middle East would spell the end of their empires. "God willing, the dark ages of humanity are coming to an end and the Iranian nation can fill the vacuum created by the collapse of imperialistic powers," the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted him as saying. He expressed hope that plots to destabilize the region would soon end. The Iranian president also pronounced the county's stance on the turmoil in Afghanistan. He said Tehran wants its neighboring country to experience security and peace. Afghanistan has been occupied by the military forces of the United States and a number of NATO members who for eight years have sought to secure the country by uprooting al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. However, not only they failed to capture al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the foreign forces also failed in resting stability in Afghanistan, which experienced its most-violent year in 2009. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Rumour has it their new invisible rocket coating is really hummus |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-01-05 12:17 |
| #4 These days they need all the strength they can muster to keep their own people down. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-01-05 11:27 |
| #3 Gee, according to the rhetoric last year they could rip off America's head and $hit down it's neck. I wonder what they could do today. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-01-05 10:29 |
| #2 And with a new lemon scent, too! |
| Posted by: Spot 2010-01-05 08:02 |
| #1 Ammadinjehead reminds me of the "rice rocket" guys who put more stickers on their Honda Civic cars, to make them go much faster. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-01-05 00:40 |