Chavez Says U.S. Lying About Iranian Nuke Ambitions

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the U.S. is spinning lies about Iran’s nuclear program as an excuse to control more foreign oil.

In a nationally televised speech, Chavez said escalating U.S. concern about Tehran and the invasion of Iraq both resulted from America’s insatiable thirst for petroleum.

One of the world’s most outspoken critics of U.S. foreign policy also claims the Bush administration is lying about Iranian efforts to build an atomic bomb, while plotting to seize control of Iran’s oil reserves.

Chavez said that he’s convinced Tehran has no nuclear weapons. He contends developed countries like the U.S., France and Germany want to hold a monopoly on nuclear technology by denying it to developing countries like Venezuela.
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