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Iran says not threatening attack on Israel
Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:36 AM BST
By Christian Oliver
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday cautiously retreated from remarks by
its president that Israel should be "wiped off the map", saying it stood
by its U.N. commitments and would not use violence against another
country.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its U.N. charter
commitments. It has never used force against a second country or
threatened the use of force," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement..
Conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday stood by his
sabre-rattling rhetoric, calling for Israel to be destroyed.
While not specifically refuting the president, the Foreign Ministry said
Tehran had no intention of launching an assault on the Jewish state and
would back whatever course the Palestinians chose to resolve the Middle
East conflict.
Iran has developed Shahab-3 ballistic missiles that are capable of hitting
Israel.
Ahmadinejad's remarks were condemned by the U.N. Security Council and
governments across the world summoned Iranian ambassadors to explain the
president's comments.
The United States said Ahmadinejad's remarks underscored its fears that
Tehran was pursuing nuclear arms. Tehran denies the charge, arguing its
needs atomic fuel for power stations.
The Foreign Ministry statement said Ahmadinejad had mapped out Iran's
policy on Israel at the United Nations in New York last month.
"The official stance ... is that the occupation of Palestine should end,
refugees should return and a democratic state should be formed with
Jerusalem as its capital," the statement added.
Ali Larijani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, told
the ISNA students news agency Iran would back whatever the Palestinians
chose.
"Iran is still insisting on its earlier position that the Palestinian
people should decide their own future," he said.
This was the stance taken by Iran's reformist government under former
President Mohammad Khatami whose eight-year presidency ended this year.
Such a policy left the path open for a two state solution.
The idea that Israel should be erased is a common feature of clerical
rhetoric in Iran, but politicians have normally been more guarded in their
remarks in recent years.
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Iran says not threatening attack on Israel
Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:36 AM BST
By Christian Oliver
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday cautiously retreated from remarks by
its president that Israel should be "wiped off the map", saying it stood
by its U.N. commitments and would not use violence against another
country.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its U.N. charter
commitments. It has never used force against a second country or
threatened the use of force," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement..
Those lying sacks of evil *****! You can believe them as much as you can
believe the Satanists. The world's heading for a battle between good and
evel. You can count on it.
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Iran says not threatening attack on Israel
Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:36 AM BST
By Christian Oliver
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday cautiously retreated from remarks by
its president that Israel should be "wiped off the map", saying it stood
by its U.N. commitments and would not use violence against another
country.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to its U.N. charter
commitments. It has never used force against a second country or
threatened the use of force," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement..
Those lying sacks of evil *****! You can believe them as much as you can
believe the Satanists. The world's heading for a battle between good and
evel.
Have you seen the state of Evel recently? His motorcyclin' days are over...
You can count on it.
a n t w''''''''
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