Savage... Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says capitalism 'in decay' as he meets Fidel Castro in Cuba ...shocking
The Iranian leader arrived in Cuba for talks with his counterpart Raul Castro as the Islamic republic blamed Israel and the United States for the killing of a nuclear scientist in a Tehran car bombing
But a defiant Ahmadinejad flashed the victory sign several times after landing in Havana, The scientist's killing heightened already high tensions with the West over Iran's suspect nuclear programme
Aimed at shoring up ties in the region, The Iranian leader was greeted by nine girls in traditional Iranian attire as he stepped off the plane that flew him in from Nicaragua on the third leg of his Latin American tour
Ahmadinejad was taken to the University of Havana where he picked up an honorary doctorate and told students in the Americas' only Communist country that capitalism could soon be on its last legs
"Our shared task, mission and challenge is to make a great effort for justice to be achieved, (otherwise) millions will suffer injustice," Ahmadinejad said
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11 Jan 2012"We are watching the capitalist system decay ... it is heading toward a dead end," he said, stressing that what is needed is "a new order, a fresh look, that respects all human beings, a way of thinking that is based on justice."
Ahmadinejad repeatedly took swipes at the United States but did not address the rising tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, which the West says is aimed at developing weapons – a charge Iran denies
"Today the only thing capitalism does is kill. It is a failed system in decay," he said
A 32-year-old nuclear scientist, Ahmadinejad's arrival came hours after Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was killed in Tehran
Iran pointed the finger at Israel and the United States, which have vowed to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon
Which occurred in front of a university campus in east Tehran, would not stop Iran making "progress" in its nuclear activities, Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi told state television the killing
Iranian officials said the assassination method – two men on a motorbike attaching a magnetic bomb to the target's vehicle – was similar to that used in the killings of three other scientists over the past two years
Washington denied any involvement in the killing
"The United States had absolutely nothing to do with this. We strongly condemn all acts of violence, including acts of violence like this," said National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor
Underground bunker, France and Germany denounced as an unacceptable violation of UN Security Council resolutions, Britain, a development that the United States, The killing came after confirmation by the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA that Iran had begun enriching uranium in a new
Ahmadinejad has been seeking support from four Latin American countries hostile to Washington, Faced with growing pressure from the West
With Tehran condemning the half-century US trade embargo against Cuba and Havana recognising Iran's right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, Cuba and Iran share similar positions in international organisations
The United States has said "all options are on the table" in terms of dealing with Iran – including military action. Tehran's sworn enemy, Israel, has threatened to launch air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities
Twenty per cent of the world's tanker-carried oil flows through the strait. Tehran has meanwhile threatened to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf if it is attacked
