Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s whirlwind tour of the US will include a stop on CBS’s 60 Minutes, to address the American people directly.

“Those (countries) who assume that decaying methods such as psychological war, political propaganda and the so-called economic sanctions would work and prevent Iran’s fast drive toward progress are mistaken,” said Ahmadinejad.

“Those who prevented Iran, at the height of the war from getting even barbed wire must see now that all the equipment on display today has been built by the mighty hands and brains of experts at Iran’s armed forces.”

He is expected to address the American people directly in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” airing Sunday, and through appearances at the U.N., Columbia University and several other events.