Iran says U.S., allies should avoid military intervention in North Africa

Iran says U.S., allies should avoid military intervention in North Africa

2011-03-03 01:21:22 GMT+7 (ICT)

TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday said that the United States and allies should avoid military intervention in Libya and the Middle East.

"In case they (the U.S.) dare to attack North of Africa or the Middle East, you should know that all the nations in the region will stand up and dig graves for your soldiers," said Ahmadinejad.

The Iranian leader added that the U.S. and its allies are the main supporter of the dictators for abetting to plunder wealth of the nations and setting up many military bases to defend such leaders.

"All dictators in the Islamic region, the Middle East and all across the world are supported by the U.S., yet they claim to be supporting the people," President Ahmadinejad said

According to the Iranian government, the U.S. supported the regime of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidin Ben Ali, as well as with the government of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

Ahmadinejad also remarked that the Obama Administration have attempted to dominate oil and gas reserves in the North Africa as well as in some countries in the region.

Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama said that his government was preparing a full range of options to respond to the Libya's crisis, including coordinating with allies and partners as well as with multilateral institutions.

On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to suspend Libya's membership of the UN Human Rights Council because of Muammar al-Gaddafi's violence against demonstrators.

Libya has been plunged into chaos as massive anti-government protests continue nationwide, resulting in a violent crackdown by security forces which included aerial bombardments on protesters.

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