FM: Obama´s victory shows U.S. people demand for essential changes

Source: Xinhua | 11-06-2008 11:14

TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Wednesday that Obama's election as the U.S. president shows the Americans demand for essential changes, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The U.S. people demand essential changes in both the country's domestic and foreign policies, Mottaki was quoted as saying.

The new U.S. government should recognize the Americans' demand to distance itself from the wrong approaches of current U.S. administration, he reportedly said.

In an another comment made by an Iranian official, the former Iran's Majlis (Parliament) Speaker, Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, today welcomed Barack Obama's victory as the sign of triumph over the unpopular policies of President George W. Bush.

"The American people have to change their policies in order to get rid of the quagmire made by Bush for them," Haddad Adel, was quoted by IRNA as saying.

The Democrat candidate Obama won U.S. presidential elections Wednesday against his Republican adversary John McCain.

The United States and its allies have accused Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons under the cover of a civilian nuclear program. Iran denies the charges and insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

The Bush administration said it focused on diplomacy to try to resolve Iran's nuclear issue, but insisted it will take "no option off the table."

Some observers believe that it is possible that the United States and Israel would attack Iranian targets for Tehran's suspicious nuclear program.

During his campaign in August, Obama called for enhancing diplomatic pressures on Iran before Israel feels "cornered," saying that he is committed to "tightening the screws diplomatically on Iran" once elected as president, before Israel feels that "its back is against the wall. "

In his first debate with McCain, Obama said the United States had to enter tough direct talks with the Iranians as attempts to isolate Tehran only speed up its progress toward nuclearization.

Editor:Zheng Limin