US policies fuelling terrorism: Khatami
Afp, Chicago
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said late Saturday that US foreign policy was fueling terrorism and warned a conference of Muslims in Chicago of the dangers of allowing "narrow minded viewpoints and practices" to dominate public policy and discourse. His remarks came as Tehran and the UN Security Council head for a showdown over Iran's nuclear energy programme, which is suspected of masking an effort to develop atomic weapons. Khatami is the most senior Iranian to visit the United States since Washington broke off diplomatic relations following the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran. He did not comment on the current impasse but spoke of the need to promote dialogue and understanding in order to stem the current cycle of violence.
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