Friday, February 11, 2005

Rafsanjani recommends US approach Iran through peaceful means

Rafsanjani recommends US approach Iran through peaceful means
Tehran, Feb 11, IRNA
-- Chairman of the Expediency Council (EC) Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Friday recommended that White House officials seek peaceful approaches toward the Islamic Republic. Rafsanjani, in a sermon at Tehran weekly Friday prayers, said the policy of coercion toward Iran will never work, and warned US leaders against the consequences of any effort against Iran. "I explicitly tell the White House that ... these threats will bear no fruit. They will not frighten us nor our people. Neither can you implement these threats," he said. "And if one day you ever think about implementing these ...

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