By Xinhua
Washington : U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday accused Iran of spreading “violent extremism” across the Middle East.
“In the rise of an aggressive Iranian regime, we see that violent extremism is evolving in new and dangerous ways — ways that make it a threat not only to the people of one nation or one race or one religion but to everyone in the Middle East,” said Rice during a speech at the United Jewish Communities, a humanitarian group in Nashville, Tennessee.
“Increasingly the government of Iran is putting itself at the head of this violent extremism rising,” Rice said.
Washington has accused Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons and supporting the insurgents in Iraq against the U.S.-led coalition troops.
However, Iran has denied U.S. charges and insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.