Irony alert: Sanctions push is distraction from flotilla raid, says Ahmadinejad

The Iranian president on Wednesday tied the fresh set of sanctions recently imposed on his country to Israel’s bloody takeover of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said UN Security Council Resolution 1929 was actually an attempt to steer the word’s attention away from Israel’s actions.

In a speech in the western city of Kurd, Ahmadinejad said the main purpose behind the fourth round of sanctions approved last week was “to rescue the Zionist regime from the heavy pressure of global public opinion”.