Iranian President: We have never thought of aggression

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Iran will give a crushing response to any malicious movement in the region against its interests.  Ahmadinejad made the remarks on Tuesday in an address to the gathering of the members of mosques’ cultural centers in Tehran. “The Iranian nation is an honest friend and is true to its word, but if anyone wishes to collude with the sworn enemies of Iran and make malicious moves, they should know that Iran will stand firm until the eradication of global arrogance (imperialist powers) and the Zionist regime,” he said. “The entire world knows that Iran is the biggest military power in the region,” he said. “We have never wanted to take advantage of nations’ limitations, because it goes against our beliefs and we have never thought of aggression against others.” He also advised regional governments not to be deceived by the United States and Israel, and understand that friendship with Iran will benefit them. He added: “The era of the Unites States and the Zionist regime has come to an end; their days are numbered./129