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Ahmadinejad to ABC: Age of bullying, hegemony is over
Tehran, Sept 20, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a US news channel that the age of hegemony and bullying is over now.
'Do not use the language of force and threat for talking to the civilized, powerful and cultured people of Iran,' President Ahmadinejad advised the US officials during an interview with the ABC News channel.
The President is currently in New York to attend and address the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He further advised the American leaders to stop their wrong approaches of global management 'as those who talk in the language of force will definitely be defeated.'
Speaking in the interview, broadcast Sunday morning, with Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s “This Week,” President Ahmadinejad said that the Iranian nation 'has got used to the misbehaviors of the Western world during the past 30 years and would immediately change the US threats and sanctions into new opportunities for further national progress.'
Referring to the recent freeing of the US citizen Sarah Shourd from an Iranian jail, the President told ABC that Iran expected the US to release in return a number of Iranian nationals 'held illegally in the US.'
'Iran released Ms. Shourd in a humanitarian move but eight Iranian nationals are currently kept illegally in American prisons. They are those who were captured by American agents in other countries and then were transferred to the US and put in jail' in this country, the President added.
He stressed, 'This would be meaningful if Iran expected the US government to take a positive step and release the Iranian nationals in return to the humanitarian move of the Islamic Iran.'
Touching upon the unreal story of issuing a stoning verdict against an Iranian woman, the President said, 'It was a story made up by a person in Germany.'
'The woman has never been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran and all reports released to this end are fake,' said the President.
He regretted that the US media, influenced by American leaders, have always been looking for anti-Iran reports.
'Deciding about the Iranian nation upon fabricated reports would never be in the interest of the US and its allies and would completely fail,' President Ahmadinejad stressed.
He further referred to Iran's position about Jews. 'The Iranian nation is not anti-Semitic and Iranian Jews are living in complete peace,' said the President.
He stressed that Iranians have never had a racist view. However, President Ahmadinejad added, 'The worst kind of racism is now underway in the occupied lands of Palestine and the Zionists have officially announced that they are the superior race.'
President Ahmadinejad stressed he believed that not only the Zionists were not Jewish but they also have no religion.
Commenting on the possibility of conducting any talks between Iran and the US, President Ahmadinejad said 'Iran has always been ready for talks in a fair condition and based on mutual respect.'
'Iran has repeatedly prepared different chances for talks,' said the President, referring, for instance, to a letter sent in the past to former US president George W. Bush for attending a debate with his Iranian counterpart in front of the media on the sidelines of a UN meeting or Iran's latest move on releasing the US citizen, Sarah Shourd from prison.
President Ahmadinejad is to address the 65th meeting of the UN General Assembly./end
'Do not use the language of force and threat for talking to the civilized, powerful and cultured people of Iran,' President Ahmadinejad advised the US officials during an interview with the ABC News channel.
The President is currently in New York to attend and address the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He further advised the American leaders to stop their wrong approaches of global management 'as those who talk in the language of force will definitely be defeated.'
Speaking in the interview, broadcast Sunday morning, with Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s “This Week,” President Ahmadinejad said that the Iranian nation 'has got used to the misbehaviors of the Western world during the past 30 years and would immediately change the US threats and sanctions into new opportunities for further national progress.'
Referring to the recent freeing of the US citizen Sarah Shourd from an Iranian jail, the President told ABC that Iran expected the US to release in return a number of Iranian nationals 'held illegally in the US.'
'Iran released Ms. Shourd in a humanitarian move but eight Iranian nationals are currently kept illegally in American prisons. They are those who were captured by American agents in other countries and then were transferred to the US and put in jail' in this country, the President added.
He stressed, 'This would be meaningful if Iran expected the US government to take a positive step and release the Iranian nationals in return to the humanitarian move of the Islamic Iran.'
Touching upon the unreal story of issuing a stoning verdict against an Iranian woman, the President said, 'It was a story made up by a person in Germany.'
'The woman has never been sentenced to death by stoning in Iran and all reports released to this end are fake,' said the President.
He regretted that the US media, influenced by American leaders, have always been looking for anti-Iran reports.
'Deciding about the Iranian nation upon fabricated reports would never be in the interest of the US and its allies and would completely fail,' President Ahmadinejad stressed.
He further referred to Iran's position about Jews. 'The Iranian nation is not anti-Semitic and Iranian Jews are living in complete peace,' said the President.
He stressed that Iranians have never had a racist view. However, President Ahmadinejad added, 'The worst kind of racism is now underway in the occupied lands of Palestine and the Zionists have officially announced that they are the superior race.'
President Ahmadinejad stressed he believed that not only the Zionists were not Jewish but they also have no religion.
Commenting on the possibility of conducting any talks between Iran and the US, President Ahmadinejad said 'Iran has always been ready for talks in a fair condition and based on mutual respect.'
'Iran has repeatedly prepared different chances for talks,' said the President, referring, for instance, to a letter sent in the past to former US president George W. Bush for attending a debate with his Iranian counterpart in front of the media on the sidelines of a UN meeting or Iran's latest move on releasing the US citizen, Sarah Shourd from prison.
President Ahmadinejad is to address the 65th meeting of the UN General Assembly./end
