美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿星期二警告说，如果伊朗获得核武器，那么伊朗也许会在中东地区引发核武器竞赛。克林顿国务卿在沙特阿拉伯的吉达说，证据并不支持伊朗的说法。伊朗称它发展核项目只是为了和平目的。克林顿在一所女校发表讲话时发表上述评论。
星期二早些时候，伊朗外交部长反驳了美国国务卿克林顿星期一做出的伊朗正在成为军事独裁国家的说法。伊朗媒体援引穆塔基的话说，克林顿试图以“不真实和不正确的问题”操纵伊朗民意。穆塔基指责美国在伊拉克和阿富汗的做法如同军事独裁国家。
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Tuesday that Iran may trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East if it obtains a nuclear weapon. The secretary told an audience in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia that evidence does not support Iran’s claim that its nuclear program is being developed for peaceful purposes only. Clinton made the remarks during a speech at an all women’s college called Dar al-Hekma.
Earlier Tuesday, Iran’s foreign minister disputed Clinton’s Monday remarks that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship. Iranian media quoted Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki saying that Clinton is trying to manipulate public opinion of Iran with “unreal and incorrect issues.”Mottaki accused the United States of being like a military dictatorship through its actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.