From Barack Obama to Iran With Love - A New Year, A New Beginning

President Obama released a special video message for all those celebrating Nowruz. Translated "New Day," Nowruz marks the arrival of spring and the beginning of the New Year for millions in Iran and other communities around the world. This year, the President wanted to send a special message to the people and government of Iran on Nowruz, acknowledging the strain in our relations over the last few decades. "But at this holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together," he says.

After committing his administration to a future of honest and respectful diplomacy, he continues on to address Iran's leaders directly: "You, too, have a choice. The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right -- but it comes with real responsibilities, and that place cannot be reached through terror or arms, but rather through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and civilization. And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your demonstrated ability to build and create."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/Nowruz/

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[KyndestKid]

I think that when it's all over diplomacy in this manner will be much more productive than the cowboy diplomacy employed by the right wing ideolgues! Obama will change the way the Islamic community views America thereby creating a safer, more peaceful world for all of us! Every day this man is President the world and most importantly our nation is evolving into a new 21 century superpower who doesn't just bully ourselves around but helps other nations for the sake of mankind!

[dam0nk3yking]

thanks to ignorant people like you, the USA has lost thousands of troops in wars it did not need to go into.

You should look some stuff up about Islam. Jesus was a prophet for Islam. I'm guessing you didn't know that. Christianity and Islam are very similar, much like Judaism and Christianity.

Also, can you not see that by building ties with Iran, America eliminates a threat? You're so thick.

[TheLionSheikh]

Death to the dictator.

[gjtek2003]

blah blah blah. Obama hates America

[ShervinLeMan]

@KyndestKid

Milky way !

more specifically American Iranian from Northern California; how about yourself ?

Cordially,

Shervin

[KyndestKid]

@ShervinLeMan - Thanks for your kind words. Where are you from? Hope all is well!

[ShervinLeMan]

@KyndestKid

Good job ! I do not know you personally

but you speak from a well adjusted mind

and a healthy heart, much like our

beloved president Obama; In the name of

humanity I thank you and I salute you.

Sincerely,

Dr. Yazdi

[traffety]

I could make a great video of from the audio Just play clips of the war in Iraq we faught and the one going on now. Greater security? Perhaps he means locking the ones up that surrender and we see people packed tighly in a war camp. Yea I can see how this message can be seen completely different by the other side. We speak peace and yet wage war under Obamas watch. What a fucking hypocrite you gotta be fucking kidding me and you all voted for this mother fucker? For god sakes stay home.

[Mrcharliebobo]

What a bunch of assclowns here! OMG!!! terrorists the lot of you!

[docfaustus111]

Yeah and ever since the post election and the "riot police" people have a sense of what a "peaceful nuclear programme" might look like, considering the fact that on the same day when the first persons died in the protests AN said "things are very stable and peaceful in Iran". Pathetic.

[cosmosofinfinity]

It's going to take more than just words to fix the world's problems, I'm afraid.

[kekenalii]

the relations between our nations have been strained???? uh, yeah, the cia took thier leader out of power an dput the shah in power....strained would be a understatement.