At a news conference, President Barack Obama pointed to the power of new media to bring the struggle in Iran to the world. Opening the press conference with a reference to the violence in that country, he said that the Iranian people can speak for themselves in the ongoing debate about their future. "That is precisely what has happened these last few days. In 2009, no iron fist is strong enough to shut off the world from bearing witness to the peaceful pursuit of justice. Despite the Iranian government's efforts to expel journalists and isolate itself, powerful images and poignant words have made their way to us through cell phones and computers," he said, "and so we have watched what the Iranian people are doing."
