U.S. contacted Iran's ayatollah before election

Washington Times by Barbara Slavin | Jun. 24, 2009 (News Report)
Administration overture to Khamenei ridiculed in sermon

Prior to this month's disputed presidential election in Iran, the Obama administration sent a letter to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling for an improvement in relations, according to interviews and the leader himself. Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 24, 2009

This article makes a tenuous assertion based on very little evidence. The two sources cited are both anonymous, and the oblique reference in Atyatollah Khameinei's speech doesn't prove anything. If a letter was sent, we have no idea what it might contain or if it is relevant to the latest events in Iran. This strikes me as weak journalism overall.

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