伊朗官员们指责国际社会批评伊朗上星期日血腥镇压全国范围内的反对派示威游行。
伊朗议会议长拉里贾尼星期二宣布了议会的一份声明,声称美国总统奥巴马赞扬伊朗反对派是不光彩的举动。
奥巴马星期一表示,他谴责伊朗“对无辜伊朗人民的暴力、不公的镇压”。他也对试图行使普世权利的伊朗人的勇气和信仰深表敬意。
英国外交大臣米利班德也赞扬他称做的了伊朗示威者的伟大勇气。
伊朗外交部星期二召见了英国驻德黑兰大使,对英国干涉伊朗内政提起申诉。英国政府说,英国大使对任何批评都会“积极”回应,并要求伊朗尊重人权。
伊朗国家电视台援引外交部长穆塔基的话说,如果英国不停止这些“胡言”,他们将会被“一拳打在嘴上”。
Iranian officials are denouncing international criticism of the Iranian government’s deadly crackdown on nationwide opposition protests last Sunday.
Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani read a statement from lawmakers Tuesday saying U.S. President Barack Obama is disgracing himself by praising the Iranian opposition.
Mr. Obama said Monday he condemns what he called Iran’s “violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranians.” He also expressed “deep admiration for the courage and conviction of Iranians” who have been trying to exercise universal rights.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband also praised what he called the “great courage” of Iranian demonstrators.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Tehran Tuesday to file a complaint about foreign interference in Iranian affairs. The British government said its envoy would respond “robustly” to any criticism and call for Iran to respect human rights.
Iran’s state-run Press TV also quotes Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying Britain will receive a “punch on the mouth” if it does not stop its “nonsense,” as he put it.