The West is to blame for regional unrest, Ahmadinejad says
By the CNN Wire Staff
April 18, 2011 -- Updated 1056 GMT (1856 HKT)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the West is "seeking destruction and a reinforcement
of their evil dominance in the region."
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks on National Army Day
* Ahmadinejad says West is creating discord in the region
* Unrest has spread across more than a dozen nations in the Middle East and
North Africa
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed the West for
unrest bubbling throughout the Middle East and North Africa in a speech Monday
on Iran's National Army Day.
"They are trying to foment discord in the region. They are trying to cause
destruction and provoke wars between nations and governments in order to sell
their weapons," Ahmadinejad said in a speech translated into English by
state-run Press TV. "They are seeking destruction and a reinforcement of their
evil dominance in the region."
The Iranian president's accusations come as NATO planes are enforcing a
U.N.-approved no-fly zone over Libya and also are launching airstrikes on
Libyan government troops as opposition forces battle them.
Ahmadinejad also warned of what he said are Western efforts to trigger
sectarian strife between Shia and Sunni Muslims, while calling for cooperation
between nations in the region.
Unrest has spread across parts of the Middle East and North Africa since
January when popular uprisings began in Tunisia and Egypt, which eventually
unseated the governments there. The political unease has spread in varying
degrees to more than a dozen other nations.
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