The Islamic Republic News Agency is reporting that Iran complained to New York officials because they are ignoring Iranian sympathy for the families of victims of the 2001 World Trade Center disaster.
Iran protests to New York officials over ignoring Iran sympathy with terror victims President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had offered to lay bouquets of flowers at Ground Zero in New York to express sympathy of Iranian nation to fellow human beings who fell victims to September 11 terrorist attacks.
The offer from the great nation of Iran with ancient civilization indicated extent of humanitarian sympathy in Iranian culture toward the human losses.
It is not the matter of politics. It is expression of peace and friendship from a nation to another.
Really! But, at the same time, Ahmadinejad was
ripping into the U.S. during a military parade in Tehran which included military equipment painted with "
Down with the U.S." slogans on them.
A day before flying to New York to speak directly to the American people, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a confrontational tone Saturday with a parade of fighter jets and missiles and tough warnings for the United States to stay out of the Mideast.
Three new domestically manufactured warplanes streaked over the capital during the parade marking the 27th anniversary of the Iraqi invasion of Iran, which sparked a 1980-88 war that killed hundreds of thousands of people. The parade also featured the Ghadr missile, which has a range of 1,120 miles, capable of reaching Israel.
Some of the missile trucks were painted with the slogans "Down with the U.S." and "Down with Israel." The parade also featured unmanned aerial surveillance drones, torpedoes, and tanks.
Tensions are high between Washington and Tehran over U.S. accusations that Iran is secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons and helping Shiite militias in Iraq that target U.S. troops. Iran denies the claims.
Washington has said it is addressing the Iran situation diplomatically, rather than militarily, but U.S. officials also say that all options are open.
He's a perfect fit with those liberals at
Columbia University.
