Mahathir: US wants Iran's oil
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:05:55



Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says the US and Britain seek a war on Iran to gain control over its oil resources.

The US and Britain lied about the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and used it as an excuse to invade the country, Mahathir said in a statement.

Now, they are using the same tactic against Iran, he said.

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency showed there is no evidence that Tehran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program but the 'war mongering nations are once again claiming otherwise and demanding this to be an excuse for war', said the former prime minister.

"Clearly they are lying again,"he added.

MJ/PA

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