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| Gulf Arab states 'will oppose Iran strike' |
| 2006-04-18 |
| IRAN'S influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says the Islamic republic's Gulf neighbours will not support any United States assault on his country over its nuclear program. "We are certain that Gulf countries will not back the United States in waging an attack on Iran," Mr Rafsanjani said on the second day of a visit to Kuwait aimed at allaying fears in the region over Iran's nuclear activities. "The talk about a US attack on Iran is nonsense and we are sure the Americans would not want to create problems for themselves." Mr Rafsanjani also called on neighbouring and other Muslim countries to stand by Iran and warned that any attack on Iran would have implications on the rest of the region. "All neighbouring and Muslim states should defend and stand by Iran. Any attack on Iran would have implications on the region. The best way to avoid this is by not attacking Iran," he said. Mr Rafsanjani, who heads Iran's powerful Expediency Council, vowed that Tehran would continue the enrichment of uranium. "Iran wants to continue its activities in this field and does not intend to suspend the enrichment of uranium," he said, adding that the Iranian people were not afraid of American threats. Mr Rafsanjani met Kuwaiti deputies after holding talks with emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. After the talks, Sheikh Sabah expressed cautious hope that Iran's nuclear program was for peaceful purposes, the official KUNA news agency reported. "The state of Kuwait is cautious regarding the nuclear matters. We hope that what is going on in Iran is for peaceful and not military purposes," the emir said. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #4 The one BIG mistake that Rumsfeld and Bush made in dealing with Iraq was NOT using an ARCLIGHT strike on Tikrit. It would have sent so many useful messages to so many people. I would have preferred a 30-ship cell, pickling at 1/2-second intervals in a 6-wide front, with waves 5 minutes apart. We wouldn't be having any problems with the Sunnis, Iran, Syria, or Saudi Arabia after that. Nor would we have any problem with Tikrit - it would have ceased to exist, both politically and physically. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-04-18 20:28 |
| #3 adding that the Iranian people were not afraid of American threats. He also added, "However, we remain convinced the Gulf Arabs are afraid of Iranian threats." |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-04-18 05:11 |
| #2 IRAN'S influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says the Islamic republic's Gulf neighbours will not support any United States assault on his country over its nuclear program. "We are certain that Gulf countries will not back the United States in waging an attack on Iran," Mr Rafsanjani said on the second day of a visit to Kuwait aimed at allaying fears in the region over Iran's nuclear activities. "Or else" he muttered off-camera. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2006-04-18 05:06 |
| #1 IOW, they demand, DEMAND D*** YOU, to be taken over by the future Iranian empire = Global Muslim State, be it voluntarily or forcibly. SIGH-H-H, SO MANY GOD-BASED LEFTIES-BOLSHEVIKS-MARXISTS, SO LITTLE YOGURT!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-04-18 01:27 |