Ahmadineajd keeps raising the stakes. But I think he’s about to overplay his hand.
Iran is now a “nuclear power,” its President, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, delcared Wednesday, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency .
Ahmadinejad says Israel, US, Britain will vanish – ‘this is a divine promise;’ Iran demands UN Security Council condemn Israel’s nuclear development, place Israel’s facilities under inspection
During a speech delivered in the Western Iranian province of Javanroud, Ahmadinejad said: ” The Islamic Republic of Iran is now a nuclear power, thanks to the hard work of the Iranian people and authorities.”
The announcement of Iran as a “nuclear power” is bound to significantly escalate tensions between the West and Iran, and marks a dramatic stage in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear campaign.
And there’s another warning:
“You are not dealing with one political party but with a pious, committed, faithful, vigilant and united nation who is determined to reach climax of nuclear success,” he said.
Addressing Western powers, he said “Do not create problems for the Iranian nation because this grate and united nation will thwart all your plots and it is only one step away from success.” Opposition of bullying powers to Iran’s access to peaceful nuclear energy has roots in their habit of seeking wealth and power, he said.
“The bullying powers try to ignore the scientific progress of our country as part of the Islamic world,” he said.
This as news that the Pentagon is looking at a possible naval buildup in the Gulf:
The Bush administration is weighing options for a naval build-up in the Gulf as a show of force and a warning to Iran on its nuclear programme and its support for Shia militias in Iraq, it emerged yesterday.
Under the proposed build-up, first reported by CBS television, the Pentagon would send an aircraft carrier to join one already in the region. The proposed deployment was described as a message to Tehran not to take provocative steps, and was not preparation for an attack.
I think the first quarter of 2007 is going to be pretty revealing.
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January 5th, 2007 at 9:19 am
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