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Iranian president says U.S. officials wanted to arrest him

Politics Materials 10 June 2009 16:52 (UTC +04:00)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the U.S. administration officially decided to arrest him prior to a visit to Washington to attend the UN conference, Mehr news agency reported.

"I was faced more pressures when I was in New York to attend the UN meeting. U.S. officials said they will arrest me if I go there. But I participated at the UN meeting to speak on behalf of the Iranian people," Ahmadinejad said at a speech in Tehran.

Ahmadinejad added that prior to a speech at Columbia University, an American official urged on television to arrest him and undermine his plans.

Ahmadinejad has visited New York for times to attend the UN meeting.

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