AP Interview: Ahmadinejad says Iran is an opportunity for the US, not a threatSeptember 22nd, 2009 Ahmadinejad tells AP Iran is an opportunity for USNEW YORK — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) says his country is not a threat to the United States as President Barack Obama has said, but "an opportunity."
In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, the Iranian leader refused to give an explicit opinion of his American counterpart. "Is this a question to test my IQ?" he said in response.
UN ambassador: Obama not expected to meet Ahmadinejad at United Nations next weekSeptember 18th, 2009 Obama aide: No UN meeting for Obama, AhmadinejadWASHINGTON — A top adviser to Barack Obama says the president will not meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) at the United Nations next week. U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
Gibbs: Ahmadinejad 'elected leader' of Iran, election results a matter for IraniansAugust 4th, 2009 Gibbs: Ahmadinejad 'elected leader' of IranWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "the elected leader" of the Islamic republic. Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country's legitimate president.
Iran's Khamenei endorses Ahmadinejad as Iranian presidentAugust 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, amid protests by opposition parties over alleged irregularities in the June 12 presidential elections, a media report said Monday. Ahmadinejad won the election with almost two-thirds of the vote, Iran's election commission said.
Khamenei endorses Ahmadinejad as Iranian president: ReportAugust 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, a media report said Monday. Ahmadinejad was declared the victor of the June 12 election with almost two-thirds of the votes, Press TV reported.
Prospects for US-Iran dialogue receding, warns ObamaJune 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has said that prospects for a dialogue with Iran have been dampened by the brutal government crackdown on the opposition following the nation's disputed presidential election. Addressing a joint news conference at the White House Friday after a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Obama called for an end to the deadly attacks against Iranians.
Ahmadinejad tells Obama not to interfere in IranJune 25th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday called on his US counterpart Barack Obama not to interfere in Iran's internal affairs following unrest over alleged election fraud, the state-run Fars news agency reported. The news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as saying that Obama should stop interfering and indirectly demanded an apology from the US president for meddling.
Ahmadinejad proposes face-to-face debate with Obama at UNMay 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has proposed a face-to-face debate with US President Barack Obama at the United Nations (UN), in the case he's re-elected next month as Iran's president. According to a report by CBS News, Ahmadinejad's offer of a debate to Obama could be campaign posturing before the June 12 vote.
Ahmadinejad challenges new Obama to debateMay 25th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday invited US President Barack Obama to a debate at the UN in New York. "I want a debate with the US president at the UN in New York so that the whole world could listen and make its own judgement," Ahmadinejad said at a press conference in Tehran.
Iranian president signals possible acceptance of Israel: ReportApril 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said it will be 'fine with us' if the Palestinians reach a two-state deal with Israel. In an interview with US' ABC network, the Iranian leader appeared to hold out an olive branch in backing Palestine to pursue a deal for statehood alongside Iran's arch-enemy.
Iran to present new proposals soon: AhmadinejadApril 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Monday that Tehran would soon present its new package of proposals aimed at resolving the country's nuclear standoff. In an interview to ABC TV network, Ahmadinejad said the new package of proposals would be an updated version of the previous one, IRNA reported.
Ahmadinejad: Iran not getting clear message from US; criticizes Obama for supporting IsraelApril 26th, 2009 Ahmadinejad: US not sending clear message to IranTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he's still not getting a clear message from Washington on whether the U.S. wants warmer relations with his country.
Ahmadinejad says Iran favors talks with the WestApril 18th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that his country is in favour of a dialogue with the West over the nuclear stand-off. He said he would soon give an official response to an offer of negotiations by the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.
Obama's changes welcome, if serious: AhmadinejadJanuary 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday said that if the changes proclaimed by his US counterpart were serious, Tehran would welcome them. 'If the changes mentioned (by Obama) were truly serious and basic, then we would welcome them, but if there was only a change of rhetoric or tactics, then nothing would change,' Ahmadinejad said in a speech in the city Kermanshah in western Iran.
Iran gives reserved response to Obama's remarksJanuary 26th, 2009 TEHRAN - Tehran Tuesday issued a reserved response to remarks by US President Barack Obama that his administration would be willing to engage in diplomacy with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme. Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham said Iran would rather wait for 'practical changes' by the new US government and expected a change in US policies towards Iran including a moving away from 'imperialistic' policies.
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