Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

Ahmadinejad chides US, dismisses threat of action against Iran
Posted Aug 28, 2007 2:12 PM CDT
Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with media during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. Ahmadinejad reiterated Tuesday that Tehran has achieved full proficiency in the nuclear fuel cycle and warned the West that dialogue and friendship not threats were the right...   (Associated Press)

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech today that Iran is ready to fill a coming power vacuum in Iraq. "The political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly," said the leader, who earlier this month assured Nouri al-Maliki that Iran would be happy to help stabilize Iraq after a US pullout.

Ahmadinejad also dismissed the possibility of an American attack on Iran, and mocked those in the US who criticize PM al-Maliki. "Who are you? Who has given you the right?" he asked, appearing to agree with President Bush for one of the few times in history.

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