Salehi... current Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 23 January 2011. He was also Iranian Representative in the ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2005...
says Iran has been the "main victim" of Western-sponsored terrorism since the 1979 victory of Islamic theocracy in the country.
"While Iran has taken genuine steps to safeguard human rights
... which are not the same thing as individual rights, mind you...
... it has been one of the main victims of terrorism in the world," Salehi said at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Monday.
"Terrorist groups have killed, threatened and kidnapped thousands of ordinary Iranian citizens, including women and kiddies and proceeded to plunder public and private properties," he added.
Such a serious problem as terrorism is "supported by certain foreign countries," Salehi pointed out.
He referred to the liquidation of the two Iranian physicists, Professor Ali Mohammadi and Professor Majid Shahriari, by a suspicious terrorist group, which enjoys the generous financial support of the West and the full cooperation of the Zionist regime.
"This situation has placed a heavy responsibility on the shoulder of the government to put an end to this threatening challenge," Salehi said.