Obama's presidency won't change ties- senior Iranian

A representative of Iran's supreme leader, "said Barack Obama came to the U.S. President was not Tehran conditions Washington would change a news agency reported Wednesday. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who has final authority over policy in the Islamic Republic, has yet to comment on Obama's presidency and his bid to extend a hand for peace, if Iran "unclenched his fist. Leder has representatives from a number of institutions and regions. But not a perfect guide comments may give an indication of the views prevalent among the Iranian leadership.

"The Zionists regime and defend the oppressed people are among the pillars of the Islamic revolution and Iran and the United States will not change because of Obama taking office," he said, Fars News Agency reported. Iran does not recognize Israel's right to exist and officials often refer to the country that "Zionists regime. Officials reflect that U.S. relations with Israel that so closely that their politics are separated. Other Iranian authorities have set strict conditions for the opening of dialogue with Washington after 30 years of hostility. But analysts say that such terms may be more of a maneuver to buy time for management to decide how to proceed.

The United States has long accused Iran of undermining peace in the Middle East by supporting what Washington calls a "terrorist" groups like Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah. Tehran says the groups are designed to liberate the Palestinians from Israeli occupation. Khamenei may have the last word on policy, but analysts say that he has a tendency to make decisions by seeking a consensus among influential politicians, clerics and powerful government agencies. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is just one of those votes. He said that Iran should withdraw its troops from bases around the world and must also apologize for decades of U.S. "crimes" against Iran. Neither is likely to meet soon, if at all. Guards are an ideologically driven force, established after 1979 Islamic revolution to defend the system of clerical rule with a separate command structure to the regular military. While enormously loyal to the system, analysts say political views into force is not always the same, but usually reflects the hard liners passionately against Washington and the U.S. influence triggered in 1979 when US-backed Shah was again elected.