Ahmadinejad UN Address

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke before the UN General Assembly in New York City on September 23, 2008. Ahmadinejad said the "American empire" was nearing collapse and that "bullying powers" were attempting to halt its nation's peaceful nuclear energy program.

Fast Facts

1. Iran operates over 3,000 uranium-enriching centrifuges¹
2. Iran's nuclear energy program is monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
3. Iran is considered a nuclear proliferate
4. Iran has refused to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Ahmadinejad Facts

1. Born: October 28, 1956
2. Assumed office: 2005
3. 2003 to 2005: Mayor of Tehran
4. September 24, 2007: Spoke at Columbia University
5. Holds a Ph.D in Civil Engineering
6. Has made several controversial statements implying the Holocaust never happened
7. Administration criticized for corruption

Ahmadinejad's 2008 Address

Ahmadinejad also sharply criticized Israel, saying the Jewish state was a "Zionist regime... on a definite slope to collapse" and that there was "no way for it to get out of the cesspool created by itself and its supporters."

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