by News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
Former Iranian president writes that the U.S. president "truthfully described the U.S. political system and electoral structure as corrupt" • "No one may consider themselves the owner [of America] and view others as guests or immigrants," he writes.
Former Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
sent a letter Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump in which he lauded
immigration to the United States and said the "U.S. belongs to all
nations."
The letter, containing more than 3,500 words,
comes as criticism of Trump mounts in Tehran over his travel ban, which
affects seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran. It may also
serve to bolster Ahmadinejad's image domestically after the nation's
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned him not to run in Iran's
upcoming presidential election in May.
In the letter, published by Iranian media
outlets, Ahmadinejad noted that Trump won the election while he
"truthfully described the U.S. political system and electoral structure
as corrupt."
Ahmadinejad decried U.S. "dominance" over the
United Nations, as well as American meddling in the world that has
brought "insecurity, war, division, killing, and displacement of
nations."
He also acknowledged the million people of
Iranian descent living in America, saying that U.S. policies should
"value respect toward the diversity of nations and races."
"In other words, the contemporary U.S. belongs
to all nations, including the natives of the land," he wrote. "No one
may consider themselves the owner and view others as guests or
immigrants."
A federal judge later blocked Trump's travel ban, and an
appeals court refused to reinstate it. Trump has promised to issue a
revised order soon, saying it is necessary to keep America safe.
News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=40687
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