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'Iran will not engage in war with US'
Press
TV
Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008
Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani says that the Islamic Republic does not intend to engage
in a war with the US.
"We have no intention to involve in a conflict with the
US. Iran only intends to stand on its two feet and set a role
model for regional countries to uphold their independence and
freedom," Rafsanjani said Tuesday addressing prayers of Eid
Al-Adha in Tehran.
He criticized the US President-elect Barack Obama for following
the same policies adopted by the outgoing President George W.
Bush on Iran. He said, "It is not appropriate for Obama to
use such words [similar to those of Bush]."
Obama's election as the next US president has opened prospects
of Tehran-Washington rapprochement. His recent comments, however,
suggest the former Illinois senator is already backtracking on
campaign promises of 'a clean break from the Bush administration's
policies'.
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Obama said on Sunday that he would exercise "direct but
tough diplomacy" in a bid to dissuade Tehran from enriching
uranium.
In an interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Obama said he is prepared
to offer 'carrots' in the form of generous economic incentives
to persuade the Islamic Republic to wrap up its nuclear program.
He warned that Iran's refusal to halt its uranium enrichment program
would subject the country to tougher sanctions - or 'sticks'.
Iranian officials have repeatedly called on the Obama administration
to live up to world expectations and forgo Washington's age-old
carrot and stick policies.
Rafsanjani recommended US leaders to confirm Iran's right to
peaceful nuclear energy and act rationally.
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