Rafsanjani condemns practices of the occupiers in Iraq and Palestine

Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has condemned "the operations of killing, destruction and genocide committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinians"

In the Friday prayer sermon, Rafsanjani also pointed out to "the daily crimes of the US troops in Iraq that killed hundreds of the Iraqis stressing that perpetrators of such crimes should be prosecuted."

Rafsanjani reiterated Iran's right to benefit from nuclear technology for peaceful and civilian purposes.

He stressed Iran's consent to logical and rational agreements that are based on treaties, international charters calling the Europeans to deal with Iran on this basis and not to subdue to the US pressures.