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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed Monday that his country, as any other nation, has the right to defend itself against any possible "Israeli" strike.

In segments of his interview with CNN to be broadcasted later in full, Ahmadinejad confirmed that "the Zionists are very adventurous, seeking to fabricate things and I think they see themselves at the end of the line."
"I firmly believe that they seek to create new opportunities for themselves and their adventurous behavior," he added.

On the US-"Israeli" claims that Tehran seeks to obtain nuclear weapons, the Iranian President said, "My question is why should the world manage in such a way that any individual can allow himself to threaten a rich and deeply rooted historical ancient country such as Iran based on an excuse of his own fabrication."
"Another country can say 'I'm guessing that country B is doing X therefore I will attack that country.' Can this be a successful formula for the management of the world?" he wondered.

In other remarks to Iranian expatriates in New York on Sunday night, Ahmadinejad downplayed the military threats posed by the "Israeli" regime against Tehran, and said the "Iranian nation attaches no importance to the uncultured Zionists."
"A number of uncultured Zionists that threaten the Iranian nation today are never counted and are never paid any attention in the equations of the Iranian nation," Ahmadinejad said.

Stressing that despite many ups and downs, Iran has always paved the path of progress and flourishing, he, meantime, said that the Iranian nation has never hesitated to defend itself against enemy threats and aggressions.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org