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'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran | 'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran |
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Tehran has complained to the UN about remarks made last week by Hillary Clinton on the circumstances under which the US might attack Iran. | Tehran has complained to the UN about remarks made last week by Hillary Clinton on the circumstances under which the US might attack Iran. |
The Democratic presidential hopeful said last week the US could "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacked Israel. | The Democratic presidential hopeful said last week the US could "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacked Israel. |
Tehran, which insists its nuclear programme is solely for power generation, denounced her words as "provocative and irresponsible". | Tehran, which insists its nuclear programme is solely for power generation, denounced her words as "provocative and irresponsible". |
It said the remarks were "a flagrant violation" of the UN Charter. | It said the remarks were "a flagrant violation" of the UN Charter. |
In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi, Iran's deputy ambassador to the UN, said Mrs Clinton had "unwarrantedly and under erroneous and false pretexts threatened to use force against the Islamic Republic of Iran". | In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi, Iran's deputy ambassador to the UN, said Mrs Clinton had "unwarrantedly and under erroneous and false pretexts threatened to use force against the Islamic Republic of Iran". |
'Obliterate them' | 'Obliterate them' |
The New York senator had made the remarks in a televised interview last week. | The New York senator had made the remarks in a televised interview last week. |
Hillary Clinton's threat to Iran | |
Asked how she would respond if Iran launched a nuclear attack on Israel, she replied with a stark warning. | Asked how she would respond if Iran launched a nuclear attack on Israel, she replied with a stark warning. |
"If I'm the president, we will attack Iran... we would be able to totally obliterate them," she told TV network ABC. | "If I'm the president, we will attack Iran... we would be able to totally obliterate them," she told TV network ABC. |
"That's a terrible thing to say, but those people who run Iran need to understand that, because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic." | "That's a terrible thing to say, but those people who run Iran need to understand that, because that perhaps will deter them from doing something that would be reckless, foolish and tragic." |
Tehran is facing tougher UN sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. | Tehran is facing tougher UN sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. |
The US fears Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and could use them against Israel. | The US fears Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and could use them against Israel. |
Iran insists its nuclear programme is solely for power generation. | Iran insists its nuclear programme is solely for power generation. |
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