Iranian Majlis speaker Ali Larijani criticized U.S. Central Command commander Gen. David Petraeus over what he termed his barrage of angry rhetoric about Iran's presidential election in June.
"The murderous government of the United States is a government of thugs which has killed thousands of Iraqis, Afghans and Palestinians," Larijani said on March 9.
Larijani praised the "crushing response" that the Iraqi nation gave to the occupying U.S. forces by massively participating in the parliamentary vote despite U.S. interference.
Larijani also noted that that the U.S. government has committed heinous crimes in Abu-Ghuraib and Guantanamo prisons, adding: "You are suffering from the political isolation among nations, but the use of such insulting words will never settle your problems, but will incite more public hatred."
"[Regional] nations and particularly the people of Iran, as the center of the Islamic vigilance, will strongly take steps toward fighting against the US."
Source: Press TV, Iran, March 9, 2010
