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June 26, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/25/AR2009062500774.html

Ahmadinejad Demands Apology from Obama

[Washington Post] Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin - Iranian President Ahmadinejad lashed out at President Obama on Thursday, warning him against "interfering" in Iranian affairs and demanding an apology for criticism of a government crackdown on demonstrators protesting electoral fraud. Ahmadinejad said Obama was behaving like his predecessor, George W. Bush, and suggested that talks with the U.S. on Iran's nuclear program would be pointless if Obama kept up his criticism. "Do you want to speak with this tone?" Ahmadinejad said, addressing Obama. "If that is your stance, then what is left to talk about?" He added: "I hope you avoid interfering in Iran's affairs and express your regret in a way that the Iranian nation is informed of it." He asked why Obama "has fallen into this trap and repeated the comments that Bush used to make."

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