Ahmadinejad Condemns US New Nuclear Strategy

Local Editor 07-04-2010

After the US excluded Iran from the non-atomic states, which the use of nuclear weapons against them is banned, Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, lashed out at the new US policy, and advised the US President, Barack Obama, not to repeat the mistakes of the former US governments.

In a speech on Wednesday, President Ahmedinejad said, "I advise Mr. Obama to be careful. If he tries to follow in the footsteps of Mr. George W. Bush, the response of the nations will be the same crushing response they gave to Bush". Iran's President added, "We don't want Obama to suffer the same fate as Bush did. He must watch his behaviors and remarks".

In this context, Ahmedinejad further elaborated that the new US nuclear strategy was set under pressure of the "Israeli" lobby groups and capitalists, which contradicted Obama's policy of change.

"Obama a few months ago said openly at the UN that he has come to power with the slogan of change and that he did not want to repeat the mistakes committed by previous US governments ... But his yesterday (Tuesday) remarks contradict this slogan", Ahmadinejad said.

The US repeatedly accused Iran of failing to meet its obligations in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), which Iran denies such accusations.
The NPT is a global pact, which aims at limiting the spread of nuclear weapons around the world, and Iran was among the original countries that signed the NPT, which coordinates Iran's nuclear program, along with the UN nuclear watchdog.