Let me just take this occasion to express great, great admiration for the courage of the young people, and the Iranian people really of all generations who have come out, wanting for themselves the same things all of us want and every human deserves, which is basic dignity, freedom, economic opportunity.
Power expresses admiration for Iranian protesters seeking freedom and dignity.
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