Tehran, YJC. Prominent Shiite clergyman says it is a pity to see Obama telling lies.
"Is this not something bad that a president should tell so
much lies; and a president of so outstanding a country for that matter?”
inquired ayatollah Makarem Shirazi who was speaking to a number of IRGC
officials and clerical figures on Thursday.
"This interesting point I ran into this week, I was thinking
about the US president repeating himself telling how Iran supports terrorism,
is seeking to make atomic bombs and such. I worry how easy it is for him to lie
so much,” Makarem said.
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi underscored that the allegations
are baseless as Iran is striving to root out terrorism in the region and,
regarding the nuclear issue, has opened doors for inspections on its nuclear
activity.
He noted that major international nuclear watchdogs have
admitted that there is no evidence Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons.
The US, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly
charged that Iran may intend to acquire nuclear-weapons capability in the
future.
Over the false allegation, Washington and the European Union
have imposed a series of illegal unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s
oil and financial sectors. The bans come on top of four rounds of US-instigated
UN Security Council sanctions against Iran under the same pretext.