Already, Germany and the Vatican have spoken out against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks denying the Holocaust. Now Russia has become the latest country to speak out against Ahmadinejad’s remarks. Ahmadinejad’s remarks have been a embarrassment to Russia as they have been recently supporting Tehran and increasing diplomatic ties with Iran.
Ahmadinejad’s remarks could drive Iran into international isolation, said Mikhail Marguelov, head of the international affairs committee of Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council.
"The Iranian president’s xenophobia discredits the co-sponsors of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, including Russia," Marguelov told the Ekho Moskvy radio station Thursday.
"There is a feeling that Iran has taken upon itself the mission of stirring up the Middle East conflict and doing services to all sorts of extremists, and it may lead to the international isolation of Iran," Marguelov said
Source: CNS News
Isolation of Iran could have grave negative affects to the citizens of Iran.
Earlier this month, Ahmadinejad was visited by Russian special envoy to the Middle East, Alexander Kalugin. Kalugin told Ahmadinejad that his remarks that Germany and Autria give up land so the Israeli Jews could relocate is totally unacceptable.
Iran has bee embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the international community over its nuclear program. They have been saying it is designed for power-generation, but the West suspects it is a cover for attempts to build atomic weapons.