Secretary Of State John Kerry: Iranian Government "Elected"

Foreign policy reports:

“Iran is a country with a government that was elected and that sits in the United Nations,” Kerry said in France standing alongside French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. “And it is important for us to deal with nation-states in a way that acts in the best interests of all of us in the world.” 

The comment is similar to what Hagel said on Jan. 31 when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee Iran was “an elected, legitimate government, whether we agree or not.”… Hagel had to walk back his declaration that Iran was “an elected, legitimate government” after being challenged in the hearing by Democratic New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. “I can understand if you meant it’s a legal entity that has international relations and has diplomatic relations, that is a member of the UN, I do not see Iran or the Iranian government as a legitimate government, and I’d like your thoughts on that,” Gillibrand said.

Iran is not led by an elected leader. Its Supreme Leader is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and he does not stand for popular election. The current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad partook in a sham election, and the American Secretary of State should know that the 2009 vote was rigged rather than legitimize the radical Islamist regime that remains the chief sponsor of global terrorism.  After the mock election, Ahmadenijad then brutally and violently suppressed the opposition protesters in the streets.    Tweet