BANDAR ABBAS – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his cabinet members travelled to Hormozgan Province on Thursday as part of the third round of provincial trips.

The cabinet which held meeting in Bandar Abbas, the provincial capital, on Friday, approved 140 ratifications ranging from issues in culture, art, investment projects, employment, infrastructure, housing, energy, industry, education and health care.
Ahmadinejad also visited Hormozan Province’s cultural and art workshop.
Bullying powers
Addressing people in Bandar’s Takhti stadium in Bandar Abbas, Ahmadinejad said Iran would not allow “corrupt powers” to disturb security in the Persian Gulf region.
He urged the Persian Gulf Arab states to act “vigilantly and provide regional security on their own”.
Ahmadinejad said the presence of foreign forces in the region is the source of insecurity. For example, he said the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 under the pretext of fight against terrorism, however, after nine years terrorism and insecurity have spread beyond Afghanistan’s borders.
“They sent troops to Afghanistan under the name of fight against terrorism and drug trafficking. What was the result of their presence after almost 10 years in Afghanistan? ... nothing but poverty and insecurity.”
Ahmadinjead visited Afghanistan on Wednesday, where he called for the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from the country.
U.S. seeks domination over PG energy resources
Ahmadinejad warned the Arab neighbors that the U.S. has stationed troops in the region to dominate their energy resources.
“We warn the countries in the region over the presence of bullying powers ... they have not come here to restore security or to counter drug trafficking,” Reuters quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.
Ahmadinejad went on to say that “Iran’s message to the countries in the region is nothing but the message of friendship and brotherhood.”
A new fight will not save Israel
The president also cautioned Israel that starting a new military conflict in the Middle East would not prevent its downfall.
Ahmadinejad said he did not believe that “even a new military conflict” could save the Israeli regime.
The Zionist regime has the illusion that if it starts a new war against Lebanon or Syria, it will survive a little longer. “I am telling them that you are in a situation now that more aggressions or wars will not save you.”
Israel has now “reached the end of its road,” he noted.
“They (the West) rounded up the most criminal people in the world and stationed them in our region under fabricated scenarios… They waged wars, committed massive aggressions… and made millions of people homeless,” Ahmadinejad lamented.
“Today, it is obvious that Israel is the most detestable regime in the world … It is of no use for its masters anymore… They (the Western countries) are wondering whether to continue investing money on this regime or not.”
Ahmadinejad predicted that Palestinians and other regional nations will finally “get rid of the bad omen” of the Israeli regime.