June 06, 2008	Friday	Jamadi-us-Sani 01, 1429

TEHRAN, June 5: Iran’s foreign ministry on Thursday slammed US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s pledge to work to “eliminate” the threat posed by Tehran as “unacceptable” and biased.

“It is undeniable that the nature of the Iranian nuclear programme is peaceful,” foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said, quoted by the official IRNA news agency.

“These comments are certainly one-sided and unreal, and are completely contrary to the nature of the Iranian peaceful nuclear programme and thus unacceptable,” he added.

Obama vowed on Wednesday that he would work to “eliminate” the threat posed by Iran to world security.

“The danger from Iran is grave and real and my goal will be to eliminate this threat,” he told the influential pro-Israel lobby, the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC).

He added that he would do “everything” to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.—AFP