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TEHRAN,Iran -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday congratulated Barack Obama on his election win -- the first time an Iranian leader has offered such wishes to a U.S. president-elect since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
An analyst said the statement was a gesture from the hard-line president that he's open to some sort of reconciliation with the U.S.
Obama has said he is willing to hold direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders as a way to break the impasse between the two countries or give the U.S. more credibility to press for tougher sanctions if talks fail. His policy marks a departure from the Bush administration, which has refused high-level engagements with Iran.
In his comments, Ahmadinejad congratulated the Democrat on "attracting the majority of voters in the election." The text of Ahmadinejad's statement was carried by the official IRNA news agency.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/06/ahmadinejad-offers-obama-landmark-congratulations/
An analyst said the statement was a gesture from the hard-line president that he's open to some sort of reconciliation with the U.S.
Obama has said he is willing to hold direct diplomacy with Iranian leaders as a way to break the impasse between the two countries or give the U.S. more credibility to press for tougher sanctions if talks fail. His policy marks a departure from the Bush administration, which has refused high-level engagements with Iran.
In his comments, Ahmadinejad congratulated the Democrat on "attracting the majority of voters in the election." The text of Ahmadinejad's statement was carried by the official IRNA news agency.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/06/ahmadinejad-offers-obama-landmark-congratulations/
