Ahmadinejad: No "Circle of Friendship" For U.S., Britain

Well, Hrrumph!

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has told the US and Britain to stop interfering in the country's internal affairs following its disputed presidential election on June 12.

The US and other Western nations have criticised the police crackdown on the mass protests that followed his re-election and some have backed calls for a recount of ballots.

"Definitely by hasty remarks you will not be placed in the circle of friendship with the Iranian nation," the state-run ISNA news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying in a meeting with religious leaders and scholars on Sunday.

"Therefore I advise you to correct your interfering stances."

I suggest that "Bite me, Mahmoud!" would be an appropriate response.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.