The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has shrugged off possible US sanctions targeting its petrol imports, stepping up anti-US rhetoric amid the post-election tumult that threatens the legitimacy of his government.
In remarks reported by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, a state-run radio station, Mr Ahmadinejad said Iran “broke down” previous punitive measures against his regime and talk of a petrol embargo showed how “politically backward” its foes were.
“The Iranian nation is no longer afraid of any threat or sanction,” the semi-official Fars news agency quoted him as saying.
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