Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Ahmadinejad warns of 'enemies' will not achieve their objectives

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that the enemies that in his opinion opposition organized protests on Monday will not achieve their objectives. In an interview with public television, the president also noted that his country will demonstrate to those same enemies that their progress is unstoppable and that he will "change the relations of the world today." "It is normal that the Iranian people have enemies, because it is a country that wants to shine, to achieve success and change the system of relations in the world," he said.

"Clearly there is great animosity, even against the government itself. But they can not achieve their goals," Ahmadinejad said when asked about the marches called by the opposition and harshly repressed by the security forces. Iranian officials said, in demonstrations left two supporters of the regime and several others were wounded by gunshots to the local press has attributed to opposition groups in exile, and in particular to the organization "Mujahideen Khalq" (Fighters the People).

The opposition, which had called the protests in support of the uprising in northern Africa, reported, meanwhile, security forces used tear gas and blank guns to disperse the gathering and that dozens of people were arrested. He criticized the "hypocrisy" of local authorities, who have expressed their support for the riots in Tunisia and Egypt but prevent the protests of the population.

The Iranian regime launched a vigorous campaign against the opposition after the mass protests that erupted after learning of the re-election in June 2009, Ahmadinejad's opponents dismissed as rigged. The authorities then accused the opposition of siding with enemy countries like the United States and Britain in an alleged plot to overthrow the regime.

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