'Military dictatorship part of US tradition'
Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:23PM

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has denounced anti-Iran remarks made by the US secretary of state, saying "military dictatorship" is a part of the American tradition.

Last week Hillary Clinton said “Iran is morphing into a military dictatorship with a ... sort of religious-ideological veneer," and the US tries to support opposition forces in the country “in a way that does not undermine or endanger them.”

"Military dictatorship is the essential trait of traditional thought in the US... they not only violate the international laws by military attacks on other countries... but also disregard international organizations and institutions in their attempt to achieve their ominous objectives," Mottaki said on Sunday.

Pointing to Clinton's remarks about organizing and equipping Iran's opposition forces, Mottaki said these statements reveal the "real intentions of the US which are obviously in contrast with President Barack Obama's declared stances to interact based on mutual respect."

Mottaki added that the US has unsuccessfully been trying to meddle in Iran's domestic affairs for three decades and American officials want to see the failure of the democratic establishment of the Islamic Republic.

They are not aware, however, that the objective of Iran's Revolution and establishing the Islamic Republic was to “end foreign interferences especially that of the US in the country's internal affairs,” Mottaki concluded.

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