In April of 2009, Iranian president, President Ahmadinejad, issued a letter calling for Hossein Derakhshan’s case to be processed in a timely and legal fashion. 
Mwezi Aprili mwaka 2009, Rais wa Irani, Ahmedinejad, aliandika barua akitaka kesi ya Hossein Derakshan ishughulikiwe haraka na kwa kuzingatia sheria.