TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Wednesday called on Washington to stop its "wrong policies" concerning Iran and the Middle East, the official IRNA news agency reported.

    "The ongoing issues, gripping Iran and the US itself, stem from US President George W. Bush's wrong policies," Khatami was quoted as saying in the central city of Isfahan.

    "If the US is really trying to stop nuclear weapons, it had better go to the states which are neither member to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty nor are abiding by the international regulations and have large nuclear arsenals, the most dangerous of which is Israel," said Khatami.

    Khatami reiterated that Iran was not pursuing nuclear weapons, stressing that Tehran shared concerns with the world over production and stockpiling of nuclear arms.

    "We are not at all after weapons of mass destruction because given our beliefs and the events taking place in the world, we consider nuclear weapons as the most dangerous threat to the world," Khatami said.

    The United States has been accusing Iran of developing nuclear weapons and urging to refer the country's case to the UN Security Council.

    But Iran denied the accusation, saying it was politically motivated. Enditem