Silly Little Country

Iran State Media trying to Help Obama out

Against criticism that he is not speaking out more firmly.

This morning a friend of NIAC who gets Iranian Satellite TV here said that state-run media showed President Obama speaking about Iran this morning. However, instead of translating what he actually said, the translator reportedly quoted Obama as saying he “supports the protesters against the government and they should keep protesting.
Assuming this report is correct, it shows the Iranian government is eager to portray Obama as a partisan supporting the demonstrators.

This is awkward and difficult, but I think he is still right to be careful.

posted by Alan Adamson @ 1:35 PM