Iran: US seeking Middle East dominance

Iran’s president today criticised the US for its plan to increase weapons sales to several Arab countries and step up military aid to Israel, saying Washington was trying to impose its dominance on the Middle East, the president’s office reported.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s comments were sparked by Washington’s announcement earlier this week that it would sell advanced weaponry to Persian Gulf nations worth at least €14.8bn and provide new 10-year military aid packages to Israel and Egypt.