Iran ex-leader lashes out at West
Iran’s influential former President, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has lashed out at the international community’s anger at Iran’s nuclear research.
He said he was “astonished” by the “bullying, particularly in the era of democracy, freedom and human rights”.
Top European foreign ministers are to meet on Thursday to consider their response to Iran‘s resuming research.
The West fears Iran is seeking nuclear weapons – a charge it denies – after it broke seals on a research facility.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has expressed his “profound concern” and said taking the matter to the UN Security Council was on the agenda for Thursday’s meeting.
“We’ll make a decision then … but I think it’s clear the direction in which we’re thinking,” Mr Straw said.
Mr Rafsanjani, preaching special prayers to mark the end of the hajj pilgrimage, said the “colonial” West was seeking to keep the rest of the world ignorant.
“This is tantamount to arrogance and discrimination,” he said in remarks broadcast live on state television.
Source: BBC.
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