Iran Complains to UN Over Clinton’s Attack Comments
The United Nations has received a complaint from Iran over comments made in recent days by US Presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton.
Speaking last week, she asserted that the US (military) had the capability to “totally obliterate” Iran, if the latter launched an attack on Israel.
Iranian Nuclear Programme
Iran – adamant that its nuclear programme is intended purely for civilian energy production – described Clinton’ remarks as “provocative and irresponsible.”
The comments, it added, represented a “flagrant violation” of the United Nations Charter.
Iran’s complaint to the UN took the form of a letter written by Iranian Deputy Ambassador Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi, and addressed to Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General.
In it, Danesh-Yazdi said Clinton had “unwarrantedly and under erroneous and false pretexts threatened to use force against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Clinton’s comments came during an interview broadcast on US television by ABC.
Quizzed on the response she would give in the event of Iran launching nuclear weapons on Israel, she replied:
"If I'm the president, we will attack Iran... we would be able to totally obliterate them."
"That's a terrible thing to say, but those people who run Iran need to understand that, because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic."
The US remains concerned over Iran’s nuclear programme, fearing the prospect of weapons production.
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Earlier this week, news broke that a US Navy aircraft carrier had been deployed to the Gulf. The move, said US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, “could be seen...as a reminder” to Iran.
Source – Armed Forces International’s US Correspondent
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