Ahmadinejad: “The bullying and expansionist powers should respect the nations’ rights, refrain from continuing their plots in the Persian Gulf region and leave the region.”
Parliament forbids formation of U.S.-Iran friendship group.
Tehran Times (official government paper) on Iran-U.S. talks:
“Whether the U.S. likes it or not, Iran is a major regional power with great political and spiritual influence. It is in the United States’ interests to accept Iran’s influence as a reality, though it may be a bitter pill to swallow, and to stop leveling accusations against the Islamic Republic based on prejudices.”
“I was heartened to see that the United States and Iran are finally, evidently, going to sit down and talk. I’ve been calling for engagement with Iran for four years,” Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska said.
Cooperating or undermining U.S. in Iraq? Official paper headline: U.S. has secret plan to topple Maliki government in Iraq.
Paper aligned with Supreme Leader outlines Tehran’s grand strategy: Position itself as the opposite pole against humiliated and evil U.S.
