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Date: January 25, 2007 8:38:13 PM PST
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Subject: Iran undeterred by 'psychological war'
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/070120/2007012021.html
Iran undeterred by psychological war: officials
Iran-USA, Politics, 1/20/2007
Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani
yesterday played down what was described as the psychological
warfare aimed at deterring Iran from its principle stand on gaining
peaceful nuclear energy.
"They never have such a power. Any plan to invade Iran and its
nuclear facilities are rumors and mere psycho war," he said in Qom
after meeting senior religious scholars and dignitaries. "Our armed
forces are ready to counter any potential threat of adversaries,"
Larijani told reporters.
Saying that the European states will not win in the coalition to
pressure Iran, Larijani maintained, "We plan to pass through the
transitional stage with prudence and patience."
Referring to Iran's voluntary suspension of its enrichment
activities, he added that European countries had failed to keep
their promises at the time. "They are concerned of their mistakes
committed in dealing with Iran's nuclear project."
Larijani also lashed out at US policy in Middle East saying that
results of the mid term election proved it had backfired. "They
want to settle the problems through use of force. They talk of
democracy but have other intentions in their mind."
Iran's Prosecutor General Ghorban-Ali Dorri-Najafabadi said
yesterday the US President George W. Bush should take to grave his
wish for Iran's abandoning of its peaceful nuclear program.
Hojjatoleslam Najafabadi made the comment as Friday Prayer leader
of Shahr-e-Ray, adding, "The Iranian nation considers access to
nuclear energy as its absolute right and would spare no effort in
its campaign to achieve that goal."
Considering the United States and Israel as Iran's arch enemies, he
said, "If the United States keeps on hatching plots aimed at
halting Iran's nuclear activities, the Iranian nation, too,
resorting to national solidarity, is ready for dismantling global
oppression's plots."
Meantime, A New York Times report yesterday said Gates " played
down the possibility of American military action against Iran but
said it was not the right time for diplomatic engagement, either,"
with the report acknowledging that his comments show the US "has
limited options to compel its leaders to halt their nuclear program."
Iranian Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said on Thursday that
despite all pressures and threats, Iran's material and spiritual
progress will continue.
Speaking at a gathering of people in the provincial city of Qaen,
the speaker said that Iran has been under sanction since the
beginning of the Islamic Revolution. "Meanwhile, various threats
were hatched against our ruling system and even our assets were
frozen. However, the honorable Iranian nation continued resistance
against the enemies," he added.
Underlining that Iran will continue making progress in all fields,
he said that in the domain of science and technology the attempts
of Iranian youth has resulted in considerable advancement in recent
years. "Though we have developed such technology ourselves, the
enemies continue threatening us with sanction," he added.
President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad had said on Thursday that no
resolution or threat would work against the Iranian nation's strong
will.
"We have today passed bottlenecks; and no resolution or threat
would have a mere impact on the will of Iranian nation to conquer
peaks of progress and honor; and God willing we will celebrate our
nuclear victory in February," said President Ahmadi-Nejad in an
address to a group of journalists.
Ahmadi-Nejad said Iran has been able to master peaceful nuclear
energy at the cheapest cost and the least pressure thanks to the
endeavors of its experts. "The superpowers are objecting and
hostile to Iranian nation due to the same reason and want to divide
the citizens; there are some who downgrade the great victory of the
Iranian nation and advise compromise with the enemies but these
gestures are not effective at all." He stressed that Iran will
continue to resist the enemy wishes and hostilities.
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