Ahmadinejad Boasts of Enhanced Nuclear Capability

By: Blayne Sim

Iranian President Ahmadinijad stated Iran has gained access to enriched uranium. He went on to state that the western world "dare not threaten us." This expanding nuclear program has been one of the center pieces of his re-election campaign for next month. This issue is nothing new. It seems to me that he continues to cooperate, just to turn around and threaten the same parties. I don't think he wants to be trusted because it creates tension, but it focuses the world's attention on Iran. I think that this is a move to make the Iranian people feel they must vote for him in the election. This tension will only shake things up for the relations with countries such as the U.S. Every time the U.S. seems to have good communication with Iran, he goes and makes an outrageous statement like this. Nothing good is going to come from this statement, and the U.S. needs to be very careful with their relationship with Iran.