Iran and Palestine differ on Rice

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/166BD156-711F-4C89-A3FC-6816A64D893F.htm

Iranian and Palestinian officials have reacted differently to a Senate panel's approval of Condoleezza Rice as the new US secretary of state.


The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-2 to approve Rice as Colin Powell's successor on Wednesday, a decision closely watched by officials in Tehran and Ram Allah.


Iranian radio immediately dismissed Rice's "outposts of tyranny" comment in which she accused the Islamic republic of oppressing its own people.

The Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (VIRI) said Washington had "offered nothing new" in its relations with Tehran.

"Echoing US President George Bush's 'axis of evil' comment, Rice merely reiterated the stance adopted by the American administration over the past three years," the station said.