US Supports All Terrorist Groups in Region: Iranian MP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker strongly deplored US crimes in the Middle East, describing Washington as a state-sponsor of terrorism.
"The United States is a big sponsor of terrorism in West Asia region and fully supports all terrorist movements in the region," Alireza Zakani said, while addressing the American Human Rights Conference held in Tehran on Saturday.
He further noted that Washington is accusing others of possessing atomic bombs while it is one of the countries that possesses the largest number of such weapons.
Zakani also rapped US human rights claims, saying that Washington is seeking to spread its own ideas throughout the world by exploiting issues like human rights and security of human society.
The American Human Rights Conference was organized on Saturday by Iran's Islamic Culture and Relations Organization with several lawmakers in attendance.
It was held to study different aspects of US crimes in the region and the world, particularly its warship's attack on an Iranian passenger plane in 1988.
On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was on a routine flight from Iran's southern city of Bandar Abbas to Dubai when the US Navy's missile cruiser USS Vincennes shot it down, killing all 290 passengers onboard, including 66 children and crew members.
