The U.S. president, Barack Obama, today criticized the Iranian government for repressing the demonstrations that took place yesterday the opposition and has set a model to follow the moderate performance of the army in Egypt to the popular revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak . "I find it ironic that the Iranian regime pretends to celebrate what happened in Egypt when, in fact, acted completely contrary to what has happened in Egypt, to shoot and beat people trying to express themselves peacefully," Obama said in a press conference at the White House.
The President stressed that the military has taken power in Egypt after Mubarak's departure is sending the "right signals" because it is moving toward democracy after three decades of autocratic rule. Instead, Obama said a few harsh words to the Iranian government for having suppressed an unauthorized demonstration had been called by the opposition to support the recent popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and has expressed solidarity with the Iranian protesters Washington.
"My hope and my expectation is that we see how the people of Iran have the courage to be able to express their desire for greater freedom and more representative government," he said. Yet he has made it clear that America "can not ultimately dictate what should happen in Iran." Several death sentences Iranian MPs today called for the punishment to death penalty opposition leaders, according to them, encouraged the riots after the demonstration on Monday when security forces and protesters clashed.
Iranian state media said at least one person died and dozens were injured in Tehran. The latest protests have been reminded that there were mass demonstrations in Iran after the 2009 presidential elections in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a second term. At that time, Obama was criticized for not showing enough support from the U.S.
to the Iranian opposition. On the other hand, Obama has spoken in the press to the demonstrations taking place in several Middle Eastern countries, inspired by those of Egypt and Tunisia. Obama has indicated that he is in favor of political reforms are made, but that changes toward democracy should not lead to situations of chaos and violence.
It also noted that the transfer of power in Egypt is "an opportunity but also a challenge" to the peace process between Arabs and Israelis. 
The President stressed that the military has taken power in Egypt after Mubarak's departure is sending the "right signals" because it is moving toward democracy after three decades of autocratic rule. Instead, Obama said a few harsh words to the Iranian government for having suppressed an unauthorized demonstration had been called by the opposition to support the recent popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and has expressed solidarity with the Iranian protesters Washington.
"My hope and my expectation is that we see how the people of Iran have the courage to be able to express their desire for greater freedom and more representative government," he said. Yet he has made it clear that America "can not ultimately dictate what should happen in Iran." Several death sentences Iranian MPs today called for the punishment to death penalty opposition leaders, according to them, encouraged the riots after the demonstration on Monday when security forces and protesters clashed.
Iranian state media said at least one person died and dozens were injured in Tehran. The latest protests have been reminded that there were mass demonstrations in Iran after the 2009 presidential elections in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a second term. At that time, Obama was criticized for not showing enough support from the U.S.
to the Iranian opposition. On the other hand, Obama has spoken in the press to the demonstrations taking place in several Middle Eastern countries, inspired by those of Egypt and Tunisia. Obama has indicated that he is in favor of political reforms are made, but that changes toward democracy should not lead to situations of chaos and violence.
It also noted that the transfer of power in Egypt is "an opportunity but also a challenge" to the peace process between Arabs and Israelis.
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