Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has issued a public rebuke of President Obama, accusing him of interfering in Iran. Ahmadinejad chided Obama for recent comments criticizing the Iranian government crackdown on protesters.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “To take such a rude tone with a great nation, this is inexcusable. We understand that you’re still gaining experience and you’re still trying to work out what’s hot and what’s cold. And I want to give you a bit of friendly advice: we don’t want to see a repetition of the mess that was created during the Bush era, and we don’t want to see the same thing happening to a new administration in the United States.”