Iranian President Mohammad Khatami slammed the Zionist lobby in the United States, saying it is being used by the "criminal Zionist regime" to set the United States' foreign policy agenda, according to the private German television network 3sat, quoting Iran's chief executive as saying Saturday.
"Israel is not the friend of the US because Israel's Zionist lobby decides a major part of American policy. I have once said in a speech that I do feel sorry for the American nation because although its capital is Washington, its real capital is Tel Aviv," Khatami said in
an exclusive interview with the German television station.
"The tax money of the hardworking American nation is being used for a small group who can impose on the US the spread of war and violence in the world," he added.
In the meantime, the Iranian president also reiterated that "historically, as well as morally, Israel is not a legitimate state". (Albawaba.com)
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