Bush's Anti-Iran Rhetoric 'Impolite': Iranian Speaker

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Bush's Anti-Iran Rhetoric 'Impolite': Iranian Speaker

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Iranian Majlis (parliament) Speaker Mahdi Karrubi on Saturday denounced as "impolite" U.S. President George W. Bush's recent accusing of Iran's being part of an "axis of evil", the official IRNA news agency reported.

"Bush's speech is not only an insult to the Iranian nation, but also an affront to the American nation with a president talking in such a tone to the world," Karrubi said at an open session of the Majlis.

Karrubi said remarks like these from the U.S. president sounds "strange" at a time when the world is promoting dialogue and interaction among religions.

Bush renewed his third accusation in a week on Friday against Iran, Iraq and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), describing the three as forming an "axis of evil" with their programs to acquire or develop weapons of mass destruction.

Bush also accused Iran of trying to destabilize neighboring Afghanistan, which is recovering from years of war and internal strife.

Karrubi brushed off Bush's accusation by saying that Iran has been pursuing a policy of detente and working for stability in Afghanistan.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday denounced Bush's labeling of Iran as part of an "axis of evil," saying Washington itself was "the greatest evil."

The moderate President Mohammad Khatami also slammed Bush's "warmongering," describing his words as insulting to the Iranian nation.

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