U.S. House Condemns Tehran, Iran Crackdown On Election Protesters

WASHINGTON (AP) -In the strongest message yet from the U.S. government, the House has voted to condemn Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators and the government’s interference with Internet and cell phone communications.

The resolution was initiated by Republicans as a veiled criticism of President Barack Obama.

The president has mostly spoken in quite measured terms, reluctant to speak too strongly about the disputed elections that left hard-liner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in charge of the Muslim nation.

Democrats, who are quick to voice their support for Israel, easily agreed with the GOP on pushing through the mildly worded resolution.

Congress frequently weighs in on foreign policy matters, when a similar message from the State Department or the White House would be considered confrontational.