United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng DCPD Budget and Presidential Materials executive 2026-08-11 United States Executive Office of the President originator org United States Government Agency Barack H. Obama originator org President of the United States https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-201500495 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201500495/html/DCPD-201500495.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-201500495/pdf/DCPD-201500495.pdf DCPD-201500495 The President's news conference began at 1:25 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, the President referred to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei; Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer; Saeed Abedini, Amir M. Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, and Robert A. Levinson, U.S. citizens imprisoned or missing in Iran; former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.; rehabilitated ex-offenders Jeffrey Copeland, El Sawyer, and Robert Warner of Philadelphia, PA; White House Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest; and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. He also referred to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. A reporter referred to actor and comedian Bill Cosby. 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In his remarks, the President referred to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei; Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer; Saeed Abedini, Amir M. Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, and Robert A. Levinson, U.S. citizens imprisoned or missing in Iran; former Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.; rehabilitated ex-offenders Jeffrey Copeland, El Sawyer, and Robert Warner of Philadelphia, PA; White House Press Secretary Joshua R. Earnest; and President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. He also referred to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran. A reporter referred to actor and comedian Bill Cosby. DCPD-201500495 Obama, Barack H. Barack H. Obama Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama