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Rafsanjani: US seeks to prevent Iran`s peaceful nuke program

IRNA

Mashhad, Khorasan prov, Sept 16, IRNA -- Chairman of the Expediency 
Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Tuesday that the US 
considers the world of Islam as a serious threat to its interests 
around the globe. 
Addressing seminary officials in Mashhad, he said our country 
is determined to encounter any threats posed by its enemies. 
Under the present circumstances, the US considers itself 
as `unrivaled` in the world but world nations are the best rivals 
who never accept such a US theory, he said. 
The US campaign against Iran`s peaceful nuclear activities is 
nothing except declaring war on Islam, he said adding that they do 
not want the Islamic world to be equipped with up to date and 
sophisticated science and technological know-how. 
If Iran were not an Islamic government, the US would never try 
to stop its nuclear activities, he said. 
The Islamic Republic of Iran should acquire nuke technology to 
keep up with global advancement, he said. 
"If we pursue our plans properly, the enemies would fail to 
prevent us from our scientific activities," he pointed out. 
Iranian scientists without any help from outside world have 
successfully conducted many sophisticated projects in the country, he 
said. 
The EC chairman called on all political parties to help maintain 
unity in the society. 
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