Iran Is Strong, But Will Not Use Its Force against Muslim Neighbors

Local Editor

Iran will never use force against its Muslim neighbors, its foreign minister said on Saturday, after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Arab states were worried by Tehran's "suspected attempts" to acquire nuclear weapons.

"We have never used our force against our neighbors and never will because our neighbors are Muslims," Manouchehr Mottaki told a Middle East security conference in Bahrain. "Your power in the region is our power and our power is your power," he said.