Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Kharrazi said in Sudan on Friday, "Main objective of the US Greater Middle East Initiative is stabilizing Israel's status in the region and providing for the expansion of the Zionists' hegemony."
Kharrazi added, "The foreign powers are meanwhile after exertion of military and political pressure over the regional countries to secure greater interests for themselves."
According to IRNA, the Iranian foreign minister made the comments in a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Mustafa Uthman Ismail, adding, "The real intentions of those who talk about the Greater Middle East Initiative,
reforms, and democracy are highly suspicious."
Referring to the prevailing conditions in Iraq and occupied
Palestine, he said, "The presence of outsiders in Iraq is aimed at securing their hegemony over the region and its vital energy resources, and the Israelis, too, are taking full advantage of the US broader presence in the region."
The Iranian foreign minister added, "The ultimate goal of
Washington in Palestine, too, is paving the path for Israel's full hegemony, not only over the Palestinians, but throughout the Islamic world." (albawaba.com)
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