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| Larijani says US cannot bully Iran |
| 2010-04-26 |
| TEHRAN - The United States must understand that it cannot bully Iran and should respect the rights of the Islamic republic, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said in the eastern city of Tabas on Sunday. Not until we get a new president, anyway ... “They (US administration) should respect Iran's rights and understand that you cannot bully Iran,' Larijani said in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the failed US mission to release American embassy staff taken hostage in the wake of the Islamic revolution of 1979. Larijani, whose speech was broadcast live on state television, also criticised diplomatic overtures by US President Barack Obama, saying they were followed by “harsh and sometimes threatening behaviour.' The senior lawmaker boasted that Western countries were now “humbled in front of Iran's military might' and did not dare to “attack' the Islamic republic. “Instead of understanding the region, they want to deceive. You must understand that we are now living in a post-US era,' Larijani said, as the crowd shouted “Death to America!' Yeah yeah yeah, whatever ... |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 OTOH WMF > A DEDICATED OR MAJOR US-ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN WILL ONLY NEED EIGHT DAYS [or so] TO FULLY DESTROY IRAN'S RUSSIAN-SUPPLIED AIR DEFENSES, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, AND IRANIAN COUNTER-ATTACK/RESPONSE FORCES. ARTIC > ABOVE SCENARIO is NOT inclusive of milactions agz HIZBOLLAH or other Iran-supported Regional Militant Groups although ISRAEL is likely to use a formal Iran attack as cover for a parallel strike agz the Militants. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-04-26 22:48 |
| #2 Larijani ... also criticised diplomatic overtures by US President Barack Obama, saying they were followed by "harsh and sometimes threatening behaviour." You noticed that, too? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-26 03:41 |
| #1 "Don't slobber over my shoes, habshi!" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-04-26 03:03 |