Lieberman: Not personal
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Tehran post-elections
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FM: No compromises with Iran
Avigdor Lieberman and other ministers stress Iran is still world's largest threat following elections
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman
said Saturday following the results of the Iranian elections
that "in light of Tehran's continuing policy, and especially in light of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory,
the international community must continue to employ uncompromising means to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear power".
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In a published statement Lieberman also called on the world to "stop Iran from assisting terror organizations and destabilizing the Middle East".
"The problem presented by Iran for the international community is not personal, but derives from its policies," the statement added.
Minister of Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom said earlier that "the election of Ahmadinejad sends a clear message to the world that the current policy has won widespread support and thus will continue".
"The United States and the free world must reassess their policy towards Iran regarding its nuclear program," he said at a Tel Aviv Museum event. "The results of the elections are exploding in the face of those who thought that Iran was built for true dialogue with the free world, including a cessation of its nuclear program."
Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said, "In Israel, we had no illusions, because we knew there was no essential difference between candidates on the topics of terror and nuclear development. If there had been even a spark of hope for a change in Iran, the reelection of Ahmadinejad demonstrated once more the increasing threat from Iran."
Minister Yossi Peled said the results of the elections "indicate strongly that Iran was and still is the largest threat to the free world".
"I call on the international community to reconsider its policy towards the Iranian nuclear plan and to impose serious sanctions against the Iranian regime," he said.
