Obama brushes it off. Let's make a deal!
‘Death to America’
Obama told CNN that public opposition to the deal in the U.S. is linked to anti-American statements from Khamenei and Iranian hard-liners -- including chants of “Death to America.”
In a Twitter post in July from his English language account, Khamenei included an image that appeared to portray Obama with a gun to his head. Asked about the post, Obama said he wouldn’t take the bait and respond to “taunts.”
“There’s always a gap between rhetoric and action,” Obama said. “And, you know, the Supreme Leader is a politician, apparently, just like everybody else.”
Obama also said the sanctions relief Iran stands to obtain under the deal is “not a game-changer” for security in the Middle East.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ah-s-anti-u-s-comments-won-t-derail-iran-deal
‘Death to America’
Obama told CNN that public opposition to the deal in the U.S. is linked to anti-American statements from Khamenei and Iranian hard-liners -- including chants of “Death to America.”
In a Twitter post in July from his English language account, Khamenei included an image that appeared to portray Obama with a gun to his head. Asked about the post, Obama said he wouldn’t take the bait and respond to “taunts.”
“There’s always a gap between rhetoric and action,” Obama said. “And, you know, the Supreme Leader is a politician, apparently, just like everybody else.”
Obama also said the sanctions relief Iran stands to obtain under the deal is “not a game-changer” for security in the Middle East.
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/a...ah-s-anti-u-s-comments-won-t-derail-iran-deal
