From the Supreme Leader to the President Elect: Congratulations
An Open Letter from the Supreme Leader to the President Elect Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i, Supreme Leader of the Iranian Revolution to Barack Obama, President-elect of the United States of America Dear Senator Obama, Congratulations on your victory in the presidential election. During the campaign you said that if elected, you would talk with the Iranian leadership without preconditions. I hope you will follow through on this campaign promise. To set the agenda, here is what I believe we should talk about, including some things on which we will have to agree to disagree, and some things on which we can agree. 1. Satan and Evil The leaders of both of our countries have been guilty of demonizing the other. Let's talk about how to stop it. Beginning with our revolution in 1978, Iranian leaders have found it useful to whip up domestic political support by branding America as the Great Satan. President Bush, for the same reason, found it useful to brand Iran as a member of the Axis of...