Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was still in an antagonistic mood towards the US, after talking on Monday in the UN conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) against the latter for keeping other nations from harnessing peaceful nuclear energy. He warned that further UN sanctions against Tehran would definitively diminish any possibilities for a diplomatic discourse [...]
Following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech Monday at the United Nations in which he tried to vilify the United States and its allies, New York Rep. Steve Israel called for the Iranian president to be arrested and tried for “incitement to genocide.” Ahmadinejad’s past calls for the destruction of the state of Israel—specifically his call in 2005 [...]
State media reports Iran‘s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commenting that the Sept. 11 attacks a “big lie” which was used by the US as an excuse for the war on terror. These comments were made on Saturday as Ahmadinejad was making his address to Intelligence Ministry staff. Ahmadinejad was quoted saying, “September 11 was a [...]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s standoff with the US and other Western nations escalated as he touted advances in Iran’s nuclear program and security forces clashed with opponents in Tehran. Addressing a rally in Tehran’s Azadi Square to mark the Islamic regime’s 31st anniversary, Ahmadinejad yesterday said Iran has completed its first enrichment of uranium to [...]
Even though the interview between Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Katie Couric happened last week, it’s still creating quite a stir in the internet. What’s the fuss all about? Well, Ahmadinejad totally scored just when Couric thought she was pinning him into the ground. Couric asked Ahmadinejad about Neda Soltan, the Iranian female who was [...]
Amid tension over the Islamic republic’s nuclear program, Iran tested a missile-launching system and two types of missiles Sunday, the state-run Press TV said. The station said that the missiles, fired at targets around the country Sunday, included the Fateh-110, a short-range ground-to-ground missile, and Tondar-69, a short-range naval missile. Iran plans to test the [...]
UN nuclear experts can inspect a uranium enrichment plant, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday. Officials are trying to settle on a date for the inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Ali Akbar Salehi. Iran is building a second uranium enrichment facility near the Shia Muslim city of Qom, about [...]
In a speech to the UN General Assembly Wednesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heralded his disputed reelection as “a glorious and fully democratic” event and avoided mention of Tehran’s nuclear program, even as he faces possible sanctions from UN nations. Ahmadinejad devoted most of his comments to accusing Israel of “racist ambitions” and to portraying [...]
