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Wednesday, September 28 2011 11:08 GMT+2
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Ahmadinejad hopes a face to face meeting with Obama
Hours after criticizing America so fiercely that U.S. diplomats stormed out of the U.N. General Assembly in protest, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that time has not run out for the two countries to repair their bad relationship.
In an interview, Ahmadinejad claimed that explosive material and not planes brought down the World Trade Center, rejected the West’s view of his country’s nuclear ambitions and castigated U.S. policies from Libya to Pakistan. But he also complained that President Barack Obama never made good on a pledge to try to open a dialogue with Iran, and said he still hopes for a face-to-face meeting. “I don’t believe that this is a chance that has been completely lost,” Ahmadinejad said. The White House declined to comment on Ahmadinejad’s remarks.
Ahmadinejad provoked a walkout by diplomats from more than 30 countries at the General Assembly when he attacked the U.S. and Europe as being greedy, arrogant and too ready to use military force. He has made similar waves in past gatherings in New York, but at home his powers have been weakened by Iran’s ruling clerics. That weakness was evident last week when Iran’s judiciary knocked down his claim that two Americans jailed in Iran for more than two years as suspected spies could be on their way home.When asked who is in charge in Iran as the power struggle rages, Ahmadinejad smiled disarmingly and said, “Some people don’t like me very much in Iran.” The two Americans, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, ended up being released Wednesday in what Ahmadinejad said was a humanitarian gesture. He offered no proof the pair were conducting espionage but said it is beyond doubt that they illegally crossed the border — an offense he added that the U.S. itself routinely prosecutes.
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