Obama: Concerned by Iran supreme leader's remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he is very concerned by the "tenor and tone" of comments by the Iranian supreme leader, who warned of a crackdown if protesters continue massive street rallies. In an interview taped Friday with CBS News' Harry Smith, Obama said that Iran's government should "recognize that the world is watching." He said that "how they approach and deal with people who are, through peaceful means, trying to be heard" will signal "what Iran is and is not." Obama spoke after a Friday address by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. read more

NECN | June 19, 2009

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