GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Ahmadinejad: Mideast upheaval will spread to West

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: JPost

23February2011 7:09pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: TEHRAN, Iran— Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday warned that the wave of protests sweeping the Middle East will spread to Europe and North America.

Ahmadinejad stated that popular demands for change will put an end to the oppression of what he called "arrogant powers." Without singling out nations by name, he said similar uprisings will strike Europe and North America.

Speaking on state TV Wednesday, the Iranian president also condemned Libya's use of force against demonstrators and urged Libyan leaders to give in to the demands of their people.

Iran's hard-line leaders have sought to claim some credit for the uprisings in Arab nations, saying the 1979 Islamic Revolution provided inspiration. (read full report)

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