Pressure on Obama to Act Forcefully Is Growing
Khamenei's Stance Prompts Congressional Resolutions, Adds to Calls for President to Quit Muted Approach to Iran
By PETER SPIEGEL and NEIL KING JR.
WSJ
WASHINGTON -- The uncompromising stance taken by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who on Friday ordered an end to protests, ratcheted up pressure on the Obama administration to take a forceful line against the Iranian regime.
Both the House and Senate Friday overwhelmingly passed resolutions condemning the Iranian regime for using violence against demonstrators, and Republicans used the debate to press the White House to take sides in the Iranian election dispute.
The new sense of urgency also came from some Iran watchers who, for most of the week, had supported President Barack Obama's decision not to directly throw U.S. support behind the protesters or condemn last week's election as fraudulent.
(More here.)
By PETER SPIEGEL and NEIL KING JR.
WSJ
WASHINGTON -- The uncompromising stance taken by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who on Friday ordered an end to protests, ratcheted up pressure on the Obama administration to take a forceful line against the Iranian regime.
Both the House and Senate Friday overwhelmingly passed resolutions condemning the Iranian regime for using violence against demonstrators, and Republicans used the debate to press the White House to take sides in the Iranian election dispute.
The new sense of urgency also came from some Iran watchers who, for most of the week, had supported President Barack Obama's decision not to directly throw U.S. support behind the protesters or condemn last week's election as fraudulent.
(More here.)
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