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Ahmadinejad: Iran seeking only a "friendly settlement" in Lebanon
May 13, 2008, 14:15 GMT
Tehran - Rejecting accusations of Iranian interference in the Lebanon crisis, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran sought only a 'friendly settlement' of the crisis there.
'All are doing is to recommend that the relevant sides find a friendly settlement to end the crisis,' Ahmadinejad told reporters in Tehran.
He added that he and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah had agreed to appoint their two foreign ministers - Saud al-Faisal and Manouchehr Mottaki - to follow the issue and find a solution.
'But Mr Saud al-Faisal rejected this - I believe he does not listen to King Abdullah,' Ahmadinejad said.
Saud al-Faisal said Tuesday that Iran's support for the 'coup' of the pro-Iranian Shiite movement Hezbollah in Lebanon would affect Tehran's ties with the Arab countries.
'Mr Saud al-Faisal was probably just angry when he said that,' Ahmadinejad commented on the Saudi minister's remarks.
'Basically we are sure that the intelligent people of Lebanon know better than anybody else how to manage themselves, and therefore they should be allowed to decide for themselves,' Ahmadinejad added.
Iran has several times accused the United States and Israel of trying to sow the seeds of discord within the political factions in Lebanon.
Tehran said last week that Iran's sole intention was to play a constructive role in the Lebanon crisis and create a balanced relationship with all Lebanese groups.
Groups linked to Iran and Syria have been accused by the US and Israel of fuelling violent clashes in Lebanon, where the pro-Iranian Shiite movement Hezbollah has taken control of much of West Beirut.
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The root of the conflict, death, and destruction in the Middle East is Israel, with US support. Remove or neutralize Israel and there will be peace in the Middle East.
To have peace in the Middle East, all we must do is give in to all of the demands of their Islamic neighbors.
Oh, and destroy Isreal too.
All we have to do is give in to all their demands, and destroy Israel.
Oh, and let Iran have nukes.
So, all we must do for peace in the Middle East is give in to all the demands of Islamic neighbors, and destroy Israel, and let Iran have nukes.
Oh, and everyone must convert to Islam.
So, all we must do for peace in the Middle East is give in to all the demands of Islamic neighbors, and destroy Israel, let Iran have nukes, and convert to Islam.
Oh, and give Kashmir to Pakistan.
So, all we must do for peace in the Middle East...
Iran needs to butt its evil ass out. Actually, Iran needs to be completely destroyed.
it is USA who butting into every region. it follows a simple formula, which it's gulliable citizens don't suspect. every government that is pro-western is 'good' and any one who is nationalistic is 'evil', in their opinion. if USA can support( or rather interfere with ) the 'pro-western' government , supply it arms, why can't iran support it's allies. iran only claims to support it morally. and usa has never provided any proof (fake or real) to show that iran sends in weapons. it is usa who is arming the middle east and then asking for peace. what hypocrisy !!. american morons !!!
if u widen ur extremely narrow perspective....u would 'see' that's where ever US presence is there, trouble follows. iran and syria are countries existing in this region....why does USA come from the opposite side of the world, to disrupt 'peace' in the region.
Think about it, How many times Mr. Bush or one of his administrations members have visited the cancer cell during the last couple of years. Jews understand how wrong it has been to move into Palestine and they are moving out. There's not much zionists can do about it, no matter how much comfort Bush administration deliver to these people time by time by time. Zionists need this comfort but it's obviously not working anymore. The real problem is all those washington's favorite dictatorships like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and all those pathetic small arab countries around Persian Gulf under American boots. People in these countires are preparing to change this hypocrisy once and for all. Once again American regime paralyzed and astonished watch this as another failure.
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Nader ShawkiMay 13th, 2008 - 15:41:44
Iran, Syria , Hezbollah are becoming a problem just a regional problem. They don't want peace in the Middle East. Look at every problem happening, you will find that one of those parties is involved. What a nightmare.
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