Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Clinton: Iran needs to follow Egypt’s lead and ‘open up’

Clinton: Iran needs to follow Egypt’s lead and ‘open up’

Sahil Kapur
Raw Story
February 15, 2011

Amidst a new wave of protests in Iran, Secretaryof State Hillary Clinton on Monday accused the Iranian government of “hypocrisy,” saying it must listen to the wishes of its demonstrators.

“What we see happening in Iran today is a testament to the courage of the Iranian people, and an indictment of the hypocrisy of the Iranian regime — a regime which over the last three weeks has constantly hailed what went on in Egypt,” Clinton told reporters.

“We wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in Iran the same opportunities that they saw their Egyptian counterparts seize.”

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