TEHRAN, March 21 (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader said today he saw no change in U.S. policy towards the Islamic Republic, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama issued an unprecedented videotaped appeal to the country.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sharply criticized U.S. behaviour towards Iran since its 1979 Islamic revolution and said the United States was “hated in the world” and should stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs.
“They give the slogan of change but in practice no change is seen ... We haven't seen any change,” Khamenei said in a televised speech to mark the Iranian New Year. Khamenei said a change of U.S. “words” was not enough and added: “We will watch and we will judge (the new U.S. administration) ... You change, our behaviour will change.” |
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