Ahmadinejad: Iran is a 'powerful country' that the US cannot harm Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he does not view recent U.S. missile strikes on ally Syria as a message for Iran, which he called a powerful country that the U.S. cannot harm.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he does not view recent U.S. missile strikes on ally Syria as a message for Iran, which he called a powerful country that the U.S. cannot harm. Ahmadinejad: Iran is a 'powerful country' that the US cannot harm "Iran is a powerful country and people like Mr. Trump or the United States administration cannot hurt Iran," Did he say Iran? Twice?