Washington, February 27 (RHC)-- Noam Chomsky, a prominent U.S. linguist and political scientist, says Washington’s constant threat of war against Iran is a violation of the United Nations Charter.
In an interview with HuffPost Live, Chomsky said: "It [Iran]'s surrounded by hostile enemies. Both of its borders have been under occupation by a hostile superpower, the United States, which is constantly violating the UN charter by leaving open what they call 'all options are open' -- meaning the threat of war.” He pointed out that the UN Charter bars the threat of force.
Chomsky also questioned Washington's reasons to impose sanctions on Iran, saying that even the U.S. intelligence reports do not prove that Tehran is developing a nuclear weapon.
"Chances are they're developing what's called 'nuclear capability,' which many states have. That is the ability to have nuclear weapons if they decide to do it. That's not a crime."
The former MIT University professor said the U.S. has allowed Israel, Pakistan and India to develop nuclear weapons, while it opposes Iran’s effort to develop its nuclear capabilities. He also argued that Iran is spending very low on its military compared to other regional countries.
