Clinton blasts Iran, Syria in appearance before Jewish group

Clinton blasts Iran, Syria in appearance before Jewish group
(CNN) -- As the United States prepares for a visit next week by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned his regime in some of the Obama administration's strongest language to date in a speech Thursday night.
"Iran, with its anti-Semitic president and hostile nuclear ambitions, also continues to threaten Israel, destabilize the region, and sponsor terror," Clinton said, addressing the annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee.

"The United States is committed to pursuing [a] diplomatic path. But we will not compromise our commitment to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons."

Ahmadinejad is expected to be in New York for a United Nations conference on nuclear nonproliferation that opens Monday. The United States has said it will likely grant the Iranian leader's request for a visa.

Clinton also took on Syria on Thursday night, speaking of "grave dangers of Syria's transfer of weapons to [Hezbollah]," and warning that such a move by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would "have a profoundly destabilizing effect on the region" and would violate a UN Security Council resolution.
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