Obama's Latest: UNPRECEDENTED video outreach to IRAN

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Obama issued an unprecedented videotaped appeal to Iran on Friday, offering a “new beginning” of diplomatic engagement to turn the page on decades of United States policy toward a country America has long been at odds with.

“My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties,” Mr. Obama said in a message that was released to select broadcast outlets in the Middle East and was timed for the Nowruz holiday celebration in Iran.

Mr. Obama went further than he has since taking office on Jan. 20 in extending an olive branch to Tehran.

Video and Transcript of the President's Remarks (Whitehouse.gov)

available with Persian captioning.......

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Comments

[AHR]

He failed to address the real concerns of the people of Iran. He clumped together the oppressed people of Iran and their radical Islamic oppressors. That was a big mistake. He would have stirred the populace with the right message.