"Nuclear umbrella? We scoff! Haw haw!"Tehran says its uranium enrichment has no military purposes as Washington vows to equip Israel with a 'nuclear umbrella' against Iran. "In the modern-day world, nuclear program is no longer a defensive measure aimed at protecting the national security of different countries," said the Head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Sunday.
According to officials speaking on condition of anonymity, the US President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly offered Israel a nuclear deterrent apparatus to protect it against what the sources claimed to be 'an Iranian attack'.
The proposed 'nuclear umbrella for Israel' has raised speculation that Obama may have forgotten the promises he made during his campaign and decided to focus more on how to fulfill an "unshakable commitment to Tel Aviv".
"Obama, who promised change, must realize that the US cannot continue with its old policies in the Middle East," Al Qadwa told Gulf News. "[Obama] should at this stage think about how to rescue millions of people in Gaza from the inhumane Israeli siege," he added.
Boroujerdi criticized Obama for backtracking on promises of 'change' and following the Bush administration's example in the Middle East. "From the very beginning, we knew that Obama would fail to live up to his promises of changing Washington's policy for the better," said the Iranian parliamentarian. "There is little hope - if none at all - that Obama would be capable of forcing a substantial policy change in Washington," he added.
