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Afghan, Iraq wars ’exposed US’

05 November 2010 00:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the presence of the US in Iraq and Afghanistan has revealed Washington’s true intentions and destroyed its power, APA reports quoting Press TV.

"If we had spent hundreds of billions of dollars and devised hundreds [of plans], we would not have been able to firstly expose the [true] face of America and secondly destroy America’s power as much as its presence in Afghanistan and Iraq has done," Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.

Ten years ago former US president George W. Bush decided to occupy Iran through plotting and propaganda, that is why he invaded Iraq and Afghanistan and clearly announced Iran to be the next target, the Iranian president said.

Ahmadinejad added that this plan; however, backfired and "turned into a historical opportunity for the Iranian nation," Fars News Agency reported.

Ahmadinejad referred to sanctions imposed against Tehran over the country’s nuclear program and said the enemies wanted to obstruct the Iranian nation’s progress.

The UN Security Council adopted a fourth round of sanctions against Tehran in June under intense pressure from the US, which claims Iran’s nuclear program may have potential military applications.

Shortly after the imposition of UN sanctions, the US imposed additional sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

The US then pressured Japan, Canada, and Australia to impose similar unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, targeting investments in the country’s energy-related industries.

Iran says that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it has the right to use the peaceful applications of nuclear energy for electricity generation and medical research.

"Howeverâ€¦these [sanctions] have turned into a historical opportunity," Ahmadinejad said.

Regarding the ineffectiveness of sanctions, Iranian officials maintain that having numerous neighbors and a diverse range of trade partners gives the country a special economic obscurity.

The total value of Iran’s exports reached USD 14.448 billion which indicated a 23 percent increase compared with last year.

"Every positive step in Iran means pushing back the enemies of the humanity and creating opportunity for the progress and development of other nations," the Iranian president said.