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In the wake of the uprising that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Obama on Tuesday sharply criticized Iran for using force against protesters and said that governments in the region “can’t maintain power through coercion” and must recognize their populations’ “hunger for freedoms.”

“The world is changing,” Obama said at White House news conference, in a message directed at autocratic rulers across the region. “You have a young, vibrant generation within the Middle East that is looking for greater opportunity. … You’ve got to get out ahead of change; you can’t be behind the curve.”

“Governments in that region are starting to understand this,” Obama said, “and my hope is that they can operate in a way that is responsive to this hunger for change, but always do so in a way that doesn’t lead to violence.”

“As was true in Egypt, ultimately what happens in each of these countries will be determined by the citizens of those countries. And even as we uphold these universal values, we want to make sure that transitions do not degenerate into chaos and violence. That’s not only good for us, that’s good for those countries,” he added.

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