Only one of the two men above appear confused by that question:
Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, presided over chants of “Death to America” in his Nowruz address to the people of Iran.
Nowruz is the Persian New Year and the Supreme Leader traditionally gives on address to mark the festival.
As part of his Nowruz address, Khamenei responded to President Obama’s Nowruz video message, in which he spoke directly to the Iranian people and called on them to support a nuclear deal.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that Obama’s Nowruz message was asking Iranians to submit to American demands in exchange for economic relief, couching the negotiations in terms of struggle rather than mutual benefit.
The crowd then broke out in chants of “Death to America” which was repeated multiple times over the course of the hour long speech.
One man is being open, honest, and candid. The other is Barac....well, no, I take that back. Both men are being open, honest, and candid. Obama is appealing to what he sees as a friend and ally; Khamenei is retorting like a lion stalking a zebra. Which, as far as he's concerned, is a literal description.
The more accurate conclusion to draw is that one man is listening, and the other isn't.
And very soon, the former will let his nuclear warheads do the talking for him.
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