Washington, April 30: Describing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as “anti-Semitic”, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said that Tehran with its hostile nuclear ambitions poses a threat not only to Israel but the region.
“Iran, with its anti-Semitic president and hostile nuclear ambitions, continues to threaten Israel, but it also threatens the region and it sponsors terrorism,” Clinton said at the American Jewish Committee Annual Gala Dinner here.
Clinton’s remarks comes just ahead of the NPT Review Conference in New York which among others would be attended by the Iranian President.
She said the Obama Administration has worked with the international community to present the leaders in Tehran with a clear choice: Uphold its international obligations and reap the benefits of normal relations, or face increased isolation and painful consequences.
“At every turn, Iran has met our outstretched hand with a clenched fist.
–PTI