Khamenei: Behavior of Bush and his team like that of mentally ill
Source: Alalam.ir, 03-06-2008
TEHRAN-Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday dismissed allegations that Iran was working to acquire nuclear weapons, stressing that these weapons were useless.
The Leader made the remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 19th demise anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini, at his mausoleum in southern Tehran.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would press ahead with its peaceful nuclear program and made clear that the Islamic Republic would not bow to Western pressure over its nuclear work.
"We are seeking nuclear energy for peaceful purposes for daily use and we will continue this path to the envy of our enemies. We will mightily achieve this aim."
"No wise nation today would be interested in making a nuclear weapon. They are against rational thought. Nuclear bombs are not beneficial as they cannot be used... They (Iran's enemies) know nuclear weapons are useless", the Leader said.
The ceremony was attended by millions of people as well as high-ranking political and military officials from Iran and throughout the world.
Ayatollah Khamenei, who is leader of the Islamic Republic since 1989, highlighted the role of the late Imam Khomeini in the course of the 28-year Islamic Revolution.
The late Iranian leader was the main force behind the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and initiator of an Islamic system which has turned into a major political challenge for the West.
The US and West are leading efforts to make Iran abandon its uranium enrichment, though the Islamic Republic is entitled to have the nuclear fuel cycle as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Iran has defied three rounds of politically-motivated UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program.
Ayatollah Khamenei also lambasted US President George W. Bush for his failed policies in the Middle East region, saying Bush and his advisors act like mentally ill people.
The leader said: "Look at behavior of the US president and members of his team, their words are like those of the mentally ill."
"Sometimes they threaten, sometimes they order assassinations ... and sometimes they ask for help -- it's like mad people staggering to and fro,'' he said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the erratic behavior of the US leader is rooted in the failures in Afghanistan and Iraq and he urged nations to resist the US bullying.
TEHRAN-Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Sayyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday dismissed allegations that Iran was working to acquire nuclear weapons, stressing that these weapons were useless.
The Leader made the remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 19th demise anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini, at his mausoleum in southern Tehran.
Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran would press ahead with its peaceful nuclear program and made clear that the Islamic Republic would not bow to Western pressure over its nuclear work.
"We are seeking nuclear energy for peaceful purposes for daily use and we will continue this path to the envy of our enemies. We will mightily achieve this aim."
"No wise nation today would be interested in making a nuclear weapon. They are against rational thought. Nuclear bombs are not beneficial as they cannot be used... They (Iran's enemies) know nuclear weapons are useless", the Leader said.
The ceremony was attended by millions of people as well as high-ranking political and military officials from Iran and throughout the world.
Ayatollah Khamenei, who is leader of the Islamic Republic since 1989, highlighted the role of the late Imam Khomeini in the course of the 28-year Islamic Revolution.
The late Iranian leader was the main force behind the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran and initiator of an Islamic system which has turned into a major political challenge for the West.
The US and West are leading efforts to make Iran abandon its uranium enrichment, though the Islamic Republic is entitled to have the nuclear fuel cycle as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Iran has defied three rounds of politically-motivated UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program.
Ayatollah Khamenei also lambasted US President George W. Bush for his failed policies in the Middle East region, saying Bush and his advisors act like mentally ill people.
The leader said: "Look at behavior of the US president and members of his team, their words are like those of the mentally ill."
"Sometimes they threaten, sometimes they order assassinations ... and sometimes they ask for help -- it's like mad people staggering to and fro,'' he said.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the erratic behavior of the US leader is rooted in the failures in Afghanistan and Iraq and he urged nations to resist the US bullying.
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