Obama tells Iran’s young people: ‘I am with you’

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US President Barack Obama on Sunday denounced the Iranian government’s “campaign of intimidation and abuse” of regime opponents as he told the country’s young people, “I am with you.”

In a message marking Nowruz, the Persian new year, Obama said in a statement, “I believe that there are certain values that are universal — the freedom of peaceful assembly and association; the ability to speak your mind and choose your leaders.”

“For nearly two years, there has been a campaign of intimidation and abuse. Young and old; men and women; rich and poor — the Iranian people have been persecuted… The world has watched these unjust actions with alarm.” Obama said

“But the future of Iran will not be shaped by fear. The future of Iran belongs to the young people — the youth who will determine their own destiny… And though times may seem dark, I want you to know that I am with you.” He said

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22 responses to “Obama tells Iran’s young people: ‘I am with you’”

  1. partizan0 Avatar
    partizan0

    down with obama from iran.

    1. Beiruti Avatar

      Down with Ahmadinejad from Lebanon.

      1. kareemthehippy Avatar
        kareemthehippy

        Down with both of them from a human being.

        1. Hannibal Avatar

          LOL

  2.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    down with obama from iran.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Down with Ahmadinejad from Lebanon.

      1.  Avatar
        Anonymous

        Down with both of them from a human being.

  3. ramramram Avatar
    ramramram

    Yes, the prez is with the youth of Iran..he is no longer with the constituents of the US. Can’t make it work for his own country but wants to take on the most powerful country in the middle east. Why? Just like Sarkosy, these presidents and prime ministers try the international scene when they fail at the local level at home. Statesmanship they call it.
    The West is jealous of the vast strides Iran has made in the past 30 years even though they were isolated and the west don’t want another country to surpass them. They, being stagnant and cannot improve the lot of their people, must then suppress or stop other states from progressing, thereby remaining at a comparatively higher ground.
    The United states knows it will be stagnant for a while, so it has to do what Hippomenes did with Atlanta the godess in mythology. Hippomenes was running a race with the faster Atlanta and knew that he couldn’t win, so he tossed golden apples alongside the pathway. Atlanta gathered the apples and lost the race….except now it isn’t golden apples, it is embargos, and later on cruise missiles. The other gulf states have collected their golden apples and have already lost future viability. India also collected golden apples along the path in exchange for nuclear agreement. India has lost its future autonomy…time will tell. The only country that stands aloof of the golden apples is China, the current, repeat current world power. Why? China was mis-used and tricked too many times in the past few centuries by the West. They have learned their lessons the hard way. They have drawn the line on the sand. And, we were brought up in the western world to think that communism is bad..think again. This communist country had its first entrant in the free enterprise system in 1997 when Hong Kong was returned to them, and within 15 years, it is showing the west how to do business in a free enterprise system…the same west that was doing it for centuries.
    By the way, Hong Kong was taken from China as war remuneration by the Once Great Britain because the chinese leader had dumped the dope that the British were selling to the chinese people…and today these same westerners, who built their economies selling dope spend billions of dollars jailing kids with some weed in their pockets and billions more policing the world of dope….Yes, that makes sense, they have the experience!
    Obama, start looking after your people. They are the ones who will vote in 18 months.

    1. that whole comment was non-sense, your kind are on a rapid decline my friend….the west jealous of Iran??? lol! now i think I have heard it all….

  4. ramramram Avatar
    ramramram

    Yes, the prez is with the youth of Iran..he is no longer with the constituents of the US. Can’t make it work for his own country but wants to take on the most powerful country in the middle east. Why? Just like Sarkosy, these presidents and prime ministers try the international scene when they fail at the local level at home. Statesmanship they call it.
    The West is jealous of the vast strides Iran has made in the past 30 years even though they were isolated and the west don’t want another country to surpass them. They, being stagnant and cannot improve the lot of their people, must then suppress or stop other states from progressing, thereby remaining at a comparatively higher ground.
    The United states knows it will be stagnant for a while, so it has to do what Hippomenes did with Atlanta the godess in mythology. Hippomenes was running a race with the faster Atlanta and knew that he couldn’t win, so he tossed golden apples alongside the pathway. Atlanta gathered the apples and lost the race….except now it isn’t golden apples, it is embargos, and later on cruise missiles. The other gulf states have collected their golden apples and have already lost future viability. India also collected golden apples along the path in exchange for nuclear agreement. India has lost its future autonomy…time will tell. The only country that stands aloof of the golden apples is China, the current, repeat current world power. Why? China was mis-used and tricked too many times in the past few centuries by the West. They have learned their lessons the hard way. They have drawn the line on the sand. And, we were brought up in the western world to think that communism is bad..think again. This communist country had its first entrant in the free enterprise system in 1997 when Hong Kong was returned to them, and within 15 years, it is showing the west how to do business in a free enterprise system…the same west that was doing it for centuries.
    By the way, Hong Kong was taken from China as war remuneration by the Once Great Britain because the chinese leader had dumped the dope that the British were selling to the chinese people…and today these same westerners, who built their economies selling dope spend billions of dollars jailing kids with some weed in their pockets and billions more policing the world of dope….Yes, that makes sense, they have the experience!
    Obama, start looking after your people. They are the ones who will vote in 18 months.

    1. that whole comment was non-sense, your kind are on a rapid decline my friend….the west jealous of Iran??? lol! now i think I have heard it all….

  5.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Yes, the prez is with the youth of Iran..he is no longer with the constituents of the US. Can’t make it work for his own country but wants to take on the most powerful country in the middle east. Why? Just like Sarkosy, these presidents and prime ministers try the international scene when they fail at the local level at home. Statesmanship they call it.
    The West is jealous of the vast strides Iran has made in the past 30 years even though they were isolated and the west don’t want another country to surpass them. They, being stagnant and cannot improve the lot of their people, must then suppress or stop other states from progressing, thereby remaining at a comparatively higher ground.
    The United states knows it will be stagnant for a while, so it has to do what Hippomenes did with Atlanta the godess in mythology. Hippomenes was running a race with the faster Atlanta and knew that he couldn’t win, so he tossed golden apples alongside the pathway. Atlanta gathered the apples and lost the race….except now it isn’t golden apples, it is embargos, and later on cruise missiles. The other gulf states have collected their golden apples and have already lost future viability. India also collected golden apples along the path in exchange for nuclear agreement. India has lost its future autonomy…time will tell. The only country that stands aloof of the golden apples is China, the current, repeat current world power. Why? China was mis-used and tricked too many times in the past few centuries by the West. They have learned their lessons the hard way. They have drawn the line on the sand. And, we were brought up in the western world to think that communism is bad..think again. This communist country had its first entrant in the free enterprise system in 1997 when Hong Kong was returned to them, and within 15 years, it is showing the west how to do business in a free enterprise system…the same west that was doing it for centuries.
    By the way, Hong Kong was taken from China as war remuneration by the Once Great Britain because the chinese leader had dumped the dope that the British were selling to the chinese people…and today these same westerners, who built their economies selling dope spend billions of dollars jailing kids with some weed in their pockets and billions more policing the world of dope….Yes, that makes sense, they have the experience!
    Obama, start looking after your people. They are the ones who will vote in 18 months.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      that whole comment was non-sense, your kind are on a rapid decline my friend….the west jealous of Iran??? lol! now i think I have heard it all….

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      that whole comment was non-sense, your kind are on a rapid decline my friend….the west jealous of Iran??? lol! now i think I have heard it all….

  6. persepoliswarrior Avatar
    persepoliswarrior

    talk is cheap

  7.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    talk is cheap

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