Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his speech to the UN General Assembly’s general debate on Tuesday, asserted that his country’s nuclear program is peaceful and slammed “a few bullying powers” for putting hurdles in the way of Iran’s nuclear activities.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacts during the General Debate on the theme “The impact of the global cooking crisis on poverty and hunger in the world and the need to democratize the United Nations” during the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Sept. 23, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

“These are the same powers that produce new generations of lethal nuclear arms and possess stockpiles of nuclear weapons that no international organization is monitoring,” Ahmadinejad said.

The Iranian leader said his country “will resist the bullying and has defended and will continue to defend its rights.”

By saying so, the Iranian leader is apparently referring to the United States, who has repeatedly accused Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons. However, Iran has insisted that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

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