As reports of police action against demonstrations in Iran emerged, US President Barack Obama called on Tehran to stop all "violent and unjust" actions against its own people."The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people," Obama said in a statement.
Asserting that universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, Obama said the US States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights.Referring to his Cairo speech, where he addressed the Muslim world, Obama said suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away."The Iranian people will ultimately judge the actions of their own government. If the Iranian government seeks the respect of the international community, it must respect the dignity of its own people and govern through consent, not coercion," Obama said.The US President said he believes in what Martin Luther King once said "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." The international community believes that, he said."And right now, we are bearing witness to the Iranian peoples' belief in that truth, and we will continue to bear witness," Obama said.
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By : News Team
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