White House posts Farsi translation of Obama
AFP
WASHINGTON- The White House posted a video on its website on Tuesday featuring a simultaneous translation into Farsi of US President Barack Obama's comments on Iran.
The White House website, www.whitehouse.gov, also posted a Farsi-language transcript of the remarks about the situation in Iran made by Obama at a press conference earlier in the day.
Obama opened the press conference with a statement about Iran, which has been rocked by days of protests over the recent presidential election.
"I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost," he said.
About two-and-a-half hours after the press conference concluded, the White House posted a 3 minute, 24 second video on its website of Obama's opening remarks with a Farsi translation scrolling across the bottom of the screen.
During the press conference, Obama also took a question from an unidentified Iranian submitted by Nico Pitney, a reporter for The Huffington Post website.
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