 TEHERAN - Teheranâs newly appointed on Friday prayer leader said that his countrymen will defend their countryâs right to nuclear technology to their last drop of blood after talks with the European Union was revived two days ago. âThe Westerners should know that during the eight years of imposed war -- the Iran-Iraq war 1980-88 -- we did not give up an inch of our land so in the matter of nuclear energy they should know that our people will defend it to their last drop of blood,â Hojatoeslam Ahmad Khatami said in his sermon broadcast live on state radio.
| But not a drop of Khatami's blood, of course; it's precious. |
Khatami, a conservative cleric and a member of the Assembly of Experts -- the body which selects the supreme leader and supervises his activities -- was appointed by Iranâs Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei less than a week ago. âWe are not any seeking special status for ourselves, nor we will accept any oppression. As the signatory of Non-Proliferation Treaty we have been committed to it, and according to it we have rights and we will not give up our legitimate right,â he added.
"We have a right to nukes! We have a right obligation to boom the Jooos! It's in our holy book, you could look it up!" |
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