WASHINGTON, June 25: The White House expressed support on Saturday for those pressing for greater freedom in Iran. “We continue to stand with those who call for greater freedom for the Iranian people,” Maria Tamburri, a White House spokeswoman, said in comments reflecting Washington’s unhappiness over Iran’s election result.

“We strongly support free and fair elections, through which the Iranian people can express their will,” she added.

The State Department said in its reaction that Iran was ‘out of step’ with a trend toward freedom and liberty in its region.

“With the conclusion of the election in Iran, we have seen nothing that dissuades us from our view that Iran is out of step with the rest of the region and the currents of freedom and liberty that have been so apparent in Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon,” State Department spokeswoman Joanne Moore said.

“These elections were flawed from their inception by the decision of an unelected few to deny the applications of over a thousand candidates, including all 93 women,” she said.—AFP