Barack Obama s'est dit «profondément troublé» au sujet des événements qui ont suivi l'annonce des résultats de la présidentielle en Iran. S'exprimant en fin d'après-midi depuis le Bureau ovale, il a affirmé que toute enquête sur les résultats du scrutin ne devait pas aboutir à des effusions de sang. Il a pris soin de préciser que c'était à l'Iran de choisir ses dirigeants. Je cite dans le texte des extraits de sa première réaction (voir vidéo ci-dessus) sur la situation iranienne depuis la réélection contestée du président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad :
"I am deeply troubled by the violence I have been seeing on television. I think the democratic process, free speech, the ability of people to peacefully dissent -- all those are universal values and need to be respected. And whenever I see violence perpetrated on people who are peacefully dissenting, and whenever the American people see that, I think they are troubled."
"There appears to be a sense of people who were so hopeful and so engaged and so committed to democracy, who now feel betrayed, and I think it's important that moving forward, whatever investigations that take place are done in a way that does not result in bloodshed, and does not result in people being stifled, in expressing their views."
"I would say to them that the world is watching and inspired by their participation, regardless of what the ultimate outcome of the election was. And they should know that the world is watching."
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