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By Tom Evans; Sr. Writer, AMANPOUR.
The United States will not sit silently by and ignore what happens on the streets of Tehran, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary for Iran at the State Department said Thursday.
John Limbert, who was among diplomats held hostage by radical students at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran 30 years ago, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour, "We believe as we have always believed that the Iranian people deserve decent treatment from their government."
His comments came on the same day that U.S. President Barack Obama, during a lecture in Oslo, Norway, after he received his Nobel Peace Prize, declared the world is bearing witness to the struggle for rights and justice in countries such as Iran.
The president, in a departure from his prepared remarks, said, "These movements of hope and history, they have us on their side." He used the word "us," while the text of his speech said, "hope and history are on their side."
// Obama's Nobel address came in the same week that tens of thousands of Iranian students took part in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in months, in a new indication that the protest movement remains defiant.
Limbert said he found it remarkable that the young people of Iran are willing to come back to the streets again and again. "Iranians have been seeking a voice in their own affairs and decent treatment from their government now for well over 100 years," he said. "Most of that 100 years, I would add, has been a history of frustration and defeat."
Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, who won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for her film, "Women Without Men" and is now a voice of protest outside Iran, expressed strong disappointment that the U.S. is not criticizing Iran in stronger terms.
"I feel that the students in Iran, the people of Iran, and the people of Iran outside of Iran are setting a great example of people who are truly fighting for democracy," she told Amanpour. "And this creates a sense of hope for the rest of the region, the entire world. But we don't feel that we have the sufficient support or the protection that is necessary."
In a reference to international concern over Iran's nuclear program, she added, "I think many Iranians inside and outside feel that they've been betrayed ... with this emphasis on the nuclear weapons issue. It has distracted the world from paying attention to the atrocity that is taking place today in Iran."
Tehran says its program is entirely for peaceful purposes. But the United States and other countries say Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. The U.S., Britain, and France Thursday warned Iran it could face new sanctions.
Limbert would not say whether he believed more sanctions were required. He said, "We are looking at all kinds of measures to change this relationship and to persuade those in Iran to enter a more constructive relationship."
The Wall Street Journal's Deputy Bureau Chief for the Middle East, Farnaz Fassihi, said she believes the protests in Iran are getting more radical. "In fact, as the government of Iran has crossed many of the red lines, the opposition is also crossing the red lines and it's created this vicious cycle."
Fassihi said it's astonishing that protesters have continued to send out images of their demonstrations on the Internet, despite the government crackdown.
"It was remarkable to see that we know that the network that we have inside Iran of student activists - both the opposition and the other side of the students - were feeding us information," she said.
"They were e-mailing student information. They were updating it on Twitter. They were putting it on Facebook. And quite a number of bloggers and Iranian Web sites that operate from outside of Iran were streaming all of this information live."
Neshat said Iran's protest movement has reawakened the Iranian community outside the country and united it as never before.
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Dear Ms. Amanpour,
Thank you for covering the struggles of the Iranian people and the current Green movement and fight for democracy. As an American Iranian woman I applaud you and plead with you to continue to be the voice of the thousands of Iranian women and men who are putting their lives at risk every day to fight for basic human rights, democracy and freedom. Too often the U.S. media's focus has been on the nuclear issue with little to no focus on the protests and struggles of the people with the coup government of Iran. Our Iranian brothers and sisters need our support now more than ever. They need to know that their voices are being heard. That the world is not indifferent to their cause.
Fondly
Negar Chevre
the whole World could ban travelling to Iran until Democracy is reinstate.
No international services should work for Iran.
No phones.
No Internet.
No nothing.
Until they realize there is wisdom in complying with international law and respecting the will of the people.
Christiane,
thx for interview.
where is the rest of the program filmed?
Ms. Amanpour I am baffled as why someone as professional as yourself did not do her due diligence to get detail background on your guests. You invited John Limbert who is a regime lobbyist working for NIAC which has brought nothing but pain and suffering to our brave and proud people over the past 30 years again.
John Limbert is affiliated seats on board of advisors in NIAC. (See URL Below). He reports directly to Trita Parsi, who is the President of NIAC and is being investigated by the FBI
http://www.niacouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1210&Itemid=28
This is the same entity that is under investigation by DOJ, FBI, DOHS, and CTU. NIAC is a lobbyist organization which has direct affiliation with Alavi Foundation. This is the same foundation that was raided and their assets seized by FBI over weeks ago.
You can read court documents about NIAC which were published by Mr. Hassen Dei on his website.
http://www.iranian-americans.com/
In addition, you can contact Senator Kyle (R-Arizona) who has officially asked US Attorney General to investigate NIAC and its direct connection with Iranian Regime.
Good job
Thank you from Iranian Government and US Immigration for insulting Iranian like me in border,
Thank you for $900 Billion dolors go on war
Thank you for killing women and children in Iraq,
Thank you for brainwashing Iranian
Thank you Mr, Uncle Sam
but
I do not thinks so your grand grand children also can see a western freedom in Iran
because ?
Long live Islamic Republics of Iran
we are here to educated Iranian about own nasty western racism human right ,
http://www.iranian-informtion.com
Editor
I am a not Iranian but American born in the US. I wonder if you could have an interview with President Obama on how the USA could help the people of Iran with their protest causes with such a paranoid government that is in power there. As long as this particular government is in power with their lack of a conscience and paranoia, there seems that not much action could be taken except words of support. It seems like the government in Iran needs to be extinguished by the Iranians themselves, possibly starting from people internally in the government. It is obvious that negotiating with the rigid government now in place would not be effective due to the hate from the rulers now in Iran that seem to have no willingness or insight for equality. I think the current government is very frightened of change from the statements they make and action and their actions taken.
Ms. Amanpour,
You are an excellent correspondent and I want to thank you for your coverage of the middle east. I live in Florida and I want to see a regime change in Iran. The people of Iran have suffered dearly since the 1979 Islamic revolution. It is true that the current government of Iran is scared of whats coming and does not want democracy to prevail there. Only darkness and despair will remain as long as the current regime is in place. I truly hope the next generation of Iranian children can experience what we do here the United States.
Sincerely,
Doug J.
Fernando said: (the whole World could ban travelling to Iran until Democracy is reinstate.
No international services should work for Iran.
No phones.
No Internet.
No nothing.
Until they realize there is wisdom in complying with international law and respecting the will of the people. )
Why would you do that, did the whole world banned travelling to United States when they invaded into Iraq, and then President Bush was making fun of the WMD.
Complying International Law is not only for Iran, where is your International Law when thousand Palestinians died and Not a single country did anything
and when a single girl died in Iran protests, now the whole western world is on fire, what about the girl whose whole family is bombed in Afghanistan and killed.
Dont be irrational to the world today.....what West is doing is completly against Human Rights and International Law.
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