Tehran: Iran's Parliament Speaker has denounced as "disgraceful" US moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim non-profit organisation suspected of Iranian links.
Ali Larijani said on Sunday the moves show that President Barack Obama's slogan for change was deceitful and he was no different from his predecessor George W Bush.
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in US history, prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than USD 500 million in assets.
Confiscating the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which the US has accused of trying to build a nuclear bomb, charges Iran has denied.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 16:14