Khatami warns Iran against 'adventurous' foreign policy

For Al-Shorfa.com
2010-03-01

Mohammad Khatami, former president of Iran, criticised Tehran's foreign policy on Monday (March 1st) in a speech that was posted on the website of his organisation, Baran. The reformist cleric said the Islamic republic must refrain from an "adventurous" approach despite Western powers imposing sanctions on the country.

"We have big enemies... they did all sorts of things like imposing wars, committing terrorist attacks, coup attempts and imposing sanctions," Khatami said. "But it does not mean that we have to face them with an adventurous policy and intensify it. Wisdom and politics demand that we act logically and not give a pretext to others," he said, implicitly referring to Tehran's defiant defence of its nuclear programme.

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