Ahmadinejad says US should stop threats, ultimatums

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Monday that US politicians will suffer if they pursue their 50-year policy and if they want to cooperate with Iranian nation they should set aside threats and ultimatums.
In an interview with US NBC TV, Ahmadinejad said, "All the world people and thinkers are unhappy and dissatisfied with the world conditions today because the conditions are not in favor of man's dignity and status. And today, horror, hostility, discrimination and injustice have cast their shadow on human community. Naturally, under such conditions, those pity mankind and are interested in a prosperous life, peace and welfare for mankind should make efforts to change the status quo." He said that to change present conditions it is required to identify the root causes of problems. "Materialistic attitude towards the world and human beings, unilateralism, hegemony and alienation with teachings of prophets and with humanitarian values are the root causes of present conditions worldwide." Details on the interview will follow.

Ahmadinejad: Iran moving forward

The Islamic Republic of Iran is growing more powerful and making headway day by day, says the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he pointed to the nuclear talks held between Iran and the Group 5+1 in Geneva on Saturday and said, "Every round of talks is a step forward." The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili and the EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana held a new round of talks aimed at resolving the outstanding issues over Tehran's nuclear activities. Solana was accompanied in the talks by representatives from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - China, Russia, France, Britain and the US - plus Germany. Also present at the talks for the first time was the third highest ranking US State Department official, William J. Burns. President Ahmadinejad termed the Saturday talks between Iran and the G5+1 representatives a step forward in the interaction between the two sides.

Ahmadinejad: US lies about Iran

Iran's President Ahmadinejad says the US claim that Iran poses a threat to the Persian Gulf states is nothing but a meaningless lie. “Iran's stance toward its neighboring countries is one of leniency and mutual respect,” said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while addressing a meeting of the country's envoys to the Persian Gulf states. Ahmadinejad added that the US was pressuring the Persian Gulf countries to rethink their close ties with Iran. The Iranian president also said that the necessary preparations had to be made for 'a world after the fall of the American empire', predicting that 'the US hegemony in the Middle East' would soon come to an end. Ahmadinejad's comments come as speculations grow about a possible conflict between Israel and Iran, following an Israeli maneuver off the shores of the Mediterranean in early June, and the more recent Iranian missile tests.

Ahmadinejad: Americans not after democracy, human rights in region

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday that the US military expedition to the region is for oil and they are not after establishing democracy and human rights in the region.
President Ahmadinejad made the remarks while answering questions posed by Malaysian official news agency (BERNAMA) and its state television.
The interview is expected to be broadcast on Monday night at Malaysia's local time.
A reporter asked, "The West believes that you are not in line with their goals and your tone has always been negative." The president replied that the Iranian nation does not recognize the orders of the global arrogance and strongly deals with the one-sided system which is based on safeguarding the interests of some bullying powers.
The new world order has brought hatred, war and discriminations, said the Iranian president.
"They wish to revive the slavery era but the world has changed and we should take into consideration nations' interests," he said.

To resolve current problems in the region, he said those who have occupied the region should pull out their forces and respect the rights of nations.
They should let nations in the region make their own decision and administer their own affairs, he underlined.
On soaring oil prices in the world, he said the issue has roots in the unjust policies of the global arrogance.
President Ahmadinejad highlighted the significant role of D8 in global economy and said the member states could help remove existing problems in energy sector across the globe.
The Iranian president arrived in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the day to attend the sixth Summit of the Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D8) where he is expected to deliver a speech on Tuesday.

President Ahmadinejad: US, Israel not dare attack Iran

The US and Israel would not dare attack Iran, said President Ahmadinejad of Iran in an interview to Malaysian media on Monday.

The Iranian president arrived in Kuala Lumpur earlier in the day to attend the sixth Summit of the Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D8) where he is expected to deliver a speech on Tuesday.

President Ahmadinejad made the remarks while responding a question on the US and Zionist regime's threats against Iran in an interview with the Malaysian official news agency (BERNAMA) and its state television.
The interview is expected to be broadcast on Monday night at Malaysia's local time.
"Not only the US and Israel, but a hundred others like them cannot attack Iran and they know it themselves," President Ahmadinejad stressed. He added that US President George W. Bush "has had and still has many satanic and inhuman wishes including confrontation with Iran but none of his wishes have come true.

"They know the Iranian nation and are aware that they cannot talk to us with the language of force and threats. They must give in to the will of the Iranian nation."