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| Iran's Khatami criticizes defiant foreign policy |
| 2010-03-02 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Iran's ex-president Mohammad Khatami criticized on Monday Tehran's foreign policy, saying the Islamic republic must refrain from an "adventurous" approach despite Western powers imposing sanctions on the country. The reformist cleric, under whose presidency Iran had suspended the enrichment of uranium, said the revolution of 1979 had created a lot of "enemies" for Tehran, but the Islamic republic should not exacerbate the situation. "We have big enemies... they did all sorts of things like imposing wars, committing terrorist attacks, coup attempts and imposing sanctions," Khatami, a strong backer of Iran's opposition movement, said in a speech that was posted on the website of his organization, Baran. "But it does not mean that we have to face them with an adventurous policy and intensify it. Wisdom and politics demand that we act logically and not give a pretext to others," he said implicitly referring to Tehran's defiant stance when it comes to its nuclear program. Iran often makes announcements of progress in its military capabilities, in an apparent attempt to show its readiness to respond to any possible military attack. On Monday its air force announced that it will soon test a new version of a 2000-pound guided-bomb. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Good mullah, bad mullah. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-03-02 09:47 |