Iranian leader: It's not too late to fix ties
NEW YORK - Hours after criticizing the United States so fiercely that US diplomats stormed out of the UN General Assembly in protest, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that time has not run out for the two countries to repair their bad relationship.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Ahmadinejad claimed that explosive material and not planes brought down the World Trade Center, rejected the West's view of his country's nuclear ambitions and castigated US policies from Libya to Pakistan. But he also complained that President Barack Obama never made good on a pledge to try to open a dialogue with Iran, and said he still hopes for a face-to-face meeting.
"I don't believe that this is a chance that has been completely lost," Ahmadinejad said. The White House declined to comment on Ahmadinejad's remarks.
