Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his speech to the UN General
Assembly's general debate yesterday, asserted that his country's nuclear program
is peaceful and slammed "a few bullying powers" for putting hurdles in the way
of Iran's nuclear activities.
"Despite the inalienable right of all nations, including the Iranian nation,
in producing nuclear fuel for peaceful purposes, and despite such facts as the
transparency of all Iranian activities and our country's full cooperation with
the inspectors of the IAEA ... a few bullying powers have sought to put hurdles
in the way of the peaceful nuclear activities of the Iranian nation by exerting
political and economic pressure against Iran," Ahmadinejad said.
"These are the same powers that produce new generations of lethal nuclear
arms and possess stockpiles of nuclear weapons that no international
organization is monitoring," Ahmadinejad said.
The Iranian leader said his country "will resist the bullying and has
defended and will continue to defend its rights."
By saying so, the Iranian leader is apparently referring to the United
States, who has repeatedly accused Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear
weapons. However, Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful
purposes only.
