ISLAMABAD: Israel has a "childish" desire to attack Iran and Tehran is capable of defending itself, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.
"They wish to hurt the Iranian nation. They are waiting for the chance. They know that Iran does not attack anybody and they know that Iran knows how to defend itself," he told a news conference in Islamabad in the backdrop of the Developing-8 summit.
"We don't accept the hegemony of Israel. They wish to attack Iran but it is like a childish desire."
Six world powers agreed on Wednesday to seek renewed talks with Iran as fast as possible, reflecting a heightened sense of urgency to resolve a long rift over Tehran's disputed nuclear activity and avert the threat of war.
Their call coincided with growing evidence of Iran expanding nuclear capacity in an underground bunker virtually impervious to attack and follows the November 6 re-election of US President Barack Obama, which has cleared the way for new contacts.
Senior diplomats from the six countries - the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany - met in Brussels on Wednesday to consider new negotiating tactics despite abiding skepticism that a deal with Tehran can be reached.
Analysts warn that a window of opportunity for a negotiated solution is narrowing because of growing alarm over Tehran's nuclear course in Israel, the Middle East's only nuclear power which has threatened to bomb the atomic sites of its arch-enemy.
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While addressing a national and international media gathering in the pemeses of D-8 conference,Iranian president expressed Iran's pure views that were free of hypocrisy.
He said, We don’t accept the hegemony of Israel. They wish to attack Iran but it is like a childish desire.”
Keeping in brain international law and its respect,Iran refuse to manufacturing nuclear weapons.In fact,Iran is nuclear-armed state.
Who have seen Iranian stockpile,there is no one can say he has seen the atomic weapons in the Iranian stockpile.No one is allowed to visit such highy secret point.
On the other hand,Iranian geographic position permit no one to see it with bad eyes.Israel know attack on Iran mean aggression on the muslim world,Iran is not easy target.It is a hard target based on successful foreign police.
Bush has gone ,keeping in heart the desire to strike on Iran,if he made such mistake he would have been face a shameful defeat due to tremendous shortage of oil and gas because all the sea ways transpotation to America passes through Iranian sea routs.violator can be easily targeted by Iranian Navy and aerial strikes.
Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad president of Islamic Republic Of Iran one of the very great and true leader president in the world said true! zionist israHELL was Missile Bombed by Fajr-5 that Islamic Iran transferd technology to Gazans a tiny enclave zionists golden age is over in the Islamic Middle East