Source: Alalam.ir, 05-06-2008

TEHRAN--Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday slammed US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's pledge to work to "eliminate" the alleged threat posed by Tehran as "unacceptable" and biased.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying: "It is undeniable that the nature of the Iranian nuclear program is peaceful."
Hosseini said the comments were "one-sided and unreal, and are completely contrary to the nature of the Iranian peaceful nuclear program and thus unacceptable."

Sounding a tone not unlike the Bush administration, Obama repeated baseless claims regarding Iran's nuclear program on Wednesday and vowed that he would work to "eliminate" the alleged threat posed by Iran.

The spokesman expressed regret that the stances adopted by Obama are influenced by the Zionist lobby which is contrary to his electoral campaign in which he vowed to defy any lobbyism.
Iran dismisses US accusation that its nuclear program might have been divert from peaceful purposes, with officials in Tehran stressing the nuclear program is solely intended for generating electricity for its fast-growing population.