Aref: Iran Is Not a Country Whose Oil Can Be Taken and Then Kicked Aside / Transgressors Will Get a Firm Response

The First Vice President said that weak rulers of some Islamic countries, through repeated bribe-giving, led the West to the false belief that the Middle East should be their 'milch cow.' He stressed: Iran is not a country whose oil can be taken and then kicked aside. The nation, government and system, on behalf of Iran's standing friends, will not allow the powerful to extort tribute.

The first vice president stated that the weak rulers of some Islamic countries led the West to the false belief that the Middle East should be their "milking cow" with successive ransoms, and clarified: Iran is not a country that has been around for decades to come and take our oil and then kick it. The nation, the government and the regime are standing on behalf of Iran-friends so as not to allow blackmail to the rulers.