Payvand Iran Quotes

The president of Iran should remember that Iran can also be wiped off the map. ~ Shimon Peres

Don't be fooled. The battle between Iran and ISIS doesn't turn Iran into a friend of America. ~ Benjamin Netanyahu

With the world's unprecedented inspections and access to Iran's program, we'll know if Iran ever tries to break out. ~ Barack Obama

Years ago, I predicted that Iran would take over Iraq. Iran and Iraq used to fight back and forth. ~ Donald Trump

It was an agreement between (former Iraqi president) Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran (ousted in 1979) and not between Iraq and Iran. ~ Jalal Talabani

International inspectors are on the ground and Iran is being subjected to the most comprehensive, intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated to monitor a nuclear program. Inspectors will monitor Iran's key nuclear facilities 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For decades to come, inspectors will have access to Iran's entire nuclear supply chain. In other words, if Iran tries to cheat - if they try to find build a bomb covertly, we will catch them. ~ Barack Obama

Now that Iran has entered into production of nuclear fuel on an industrial, there will be no limit on the production of nuclear fuel in Iran. ~ Gholam Reza Aghazadeh

Over 60 percent of the university students in Iran are female. The women in Iran are better educated than men. ~ Shirin Ebadi

[T]he greatest threat that the world faces is a nuclear Iran. ~ Mitt Romney

Khatami is a symptom and not the cause of change in Iran. ~ Azar Nafisi

If the people of the United States come to Iran and see its ancient history and nature of Iran, and the people of Iran go to the United States to see America, this can shorten the walls of mistrust and improve the situation for the future. ~ Hassan Rouhani

We need to focus our attention on Iran, because if you miss Iran, you are not going to get ISIS. The two are inextricably connected because one causes the other. ~ Chris Christie

As long as Iran's aggressive policies continue, it's going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

Our relations with Iran have witnessed grave crises because of the policies of successive regimes in Iran which have considered Iraq and the Arab homeland, particularly the Arab Gulf area, as a sphere for domination and influence. ~ Saddam Hussein

Iran is the greatest threat to stability in the Middle East. Iran remains the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, continues its efforts to develop nuclear weapons and has directly threatened the existence of Israel and the United States. ~ James Inhofe

The role of Iran has been very destructive. As an Iranian, I apologize to the civilian people of Syria who have been killed as a result of the useless intervention of Iran in Syria. ~ Shirin Ebadi

Netanyahu made all sorts of claims. This was going to be a terrible deal. This was going to result in Iran getting 50 billion dollars worth of relief. Iran would not abide by the agreement. None of that has come true ~ Barack Obama

Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table. ~ Barack Obama

Iran welcomes dialogue with any other states. I wrote a letter to the three European states inviting them to resume talks, but, they cancelled it. They had thought that Iran would no longer resume talks with them. ~ Ali Larijani

Iran ... has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful ... time is not unlimited. ~ Barack Obama

The Security Council decided to deal with Iran's nuclear intentions. The international community will not be willing to tolerate an Iran with a nuclear capability and an Iran that collaborates with terrorist organizations. ~ Moshe Katsav

Disagrees with neocon adviser on immediate need to bomb Iran. ~ Rudy Giuliani

After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors, a policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies. Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom, it is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia. And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

Israeli government & the neocons want US to bomb Iran. ~ Ron Paul

We don't really know what Iran are capable of when the gun is put to their head ~ George Hamilton

When I go to Iran, I see ... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world. ~ Mohamed ElBaradei

Meet directly for diplomacy with the leadership in Iran. ~ Barack Obama

Some Iranian doctors from Europe and America go to Iran and operate for free or teach medical students there. The other day, I met a gentlemen who is helping to protect wildlife in Iran. It's good that many of them don't forget about their country. It's important. ~ Farah Diba

If the six-nation forums dealing with Iran and North Korea suffer comparable failures, the consequence will be a world of unchecked proliferation, not controlled by either governing principles or functioning institutions. A modern, strong, peaceful Iran could become a pillar of stability and progress in the region. This cannot happen unless Iran's leaders decide whether they are representing a cause or a nation - whether their basic motivation is crusading or international cooperation. The goal of the diplomacy of the Six should be to oblige Iran to confront this choice. ~ Henry A. Kissinger

Iran has long sponsored terrorists who carry out homicide bombings in Israeli cities. However, it is a mistake to believe the danger Iran poses is directed at Israel alone. ~ John Doolittle

Since 1981, after our nations severed diplomatic relations, we've worked through a international tribunal to resolve various claims between our countries. The United States and Iran are now settling a long-standing Iranian government claim against the United States government. Iran will be returned its own funds, including appropriate interest but much less than the amount Iran sought. With your nuclear deal done, prisoners released, the time was right to resolve this dispute as well. ~ Barack Obama

You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran. ~ John McCain

Iran can and should be a responsible state, not the leading state sponsor of terror. ~ Condoleezza Rice

Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council. ~ Li Zhaoxing

The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran. ~ John Bolton

Iran is determined to remove ambiguities, continue talks and win its rights. ~ Hamid-Reza Assefi

From the Israeli perspective, the fear is that if pressure is off of Iran, Israel would be left having to accept the balance of power in the region significantly shifting toward Iran. It's not an existential threat, but it would definitely be a problem for Israel. ~ Trita Parsi

Up until now, I believed the nuclear threat to the U.S. from Iran was limited to the ability of terrorists to penetrate the borders or port security to deliver a device to a major city ... While that threat should continue to be a grave concern for every American, these tests by Iran demonstrate just how devious the fanatical mullahs in Tehran are. We are facing a clever and unscrupulous adversary in Iran that could bring America to its knees. ~ Joseph Farah

There's a lack of knowledge about Iran and the Iranian people. ~ Hooman Majd

We have evidence that Iran makes a reactor to possess nuclear weapons. ~ Ariel Sharon

Iran is determined to use peaceful nuclear technology and no intimidation or threat can make us give it up. ~ Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

Syria is a terrorist state by any definition and is so classified by the State Department. I happen to think Iran is too. Iraq, Iran, Syria, they're all involved. ~ Alexander Haig

Iran said it will give up trying to make a nuclear weapon. But it got awkward when Iran said, 'But just for Lent. We'll start again on Monday.' ~ Jimmy Fallon

Iran is nothing but trouble, and always has been that. ~ Jay Rockefeller

Whether for good or for bad, the Iran that ultimately rises out of the ashes of last summer's uprising will be unlike the Iran we know today, and for that we can thank the Green Movement, not another round of useless sanctions. ~ Reza Aslan

Iran may have attacked ISIS. Do you know how long it's been since I have been able to wear my "Go Iran" T-shirt? ~ Conan O'Brien

If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, they should at the very least be prepared to insist that Iran changes its behavior before the deal expires. ~ Benjamin Netanyahu

The use of nuclear weapons is Iran's right. ~ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

There's no embassy for the United States in Iran. So, Iranians process those in other countries. ~ Judy Woodruff

If the nuclear dossier is referred to the U. N. Security Council, Iran will have to resume uranium enrichment. ~ Ali Larijani

Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested. ~ Azar Nafisi

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea. ~ Mitt Romney

President Obama's trying to work out a nuclear deal with Iran, and the Republicans are steamed. They got together and sent Iran a letter about the nuclear deal. They said if this doesn't work, by God, they're going to send Seth Rogen and James Franco. ~ David Letterman

Iran is 636,293 square miles in area. Iran is the 18th largest country in the world by size. ~ Mina Kelly

The only reason we're not in Iran now is because we're going alphabetically and George Bush can't spell. ~ Greg Giraldo

Nuclear-armed Iran ought to be a major concern. And they're moving forward. We have got to roll that back. ~ Steve Scalise

Iran was nearing completion of a new reactor capable of producing plutonium for a bomb. ~ Barack Obama

The U.S. relationship with Bahrain is obviously more complicated than with Syria and Iran. ~ Rebecca MacKinnon

The 1953 coup was a catastrophe which slammed him [Mosaddegh] to floor, and from which Iran never fully recovered ~ Christopher De Bellaigue

I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law. ~ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The world should contemplate a nuclear weapons-armed Iran with the greatest of concern. ~ Daniel Fried

While living in exile I have become the loudspeaker for the people of Iran. ~ Shirin Ebadi

Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United States and Iran. We remain steadfast in opposing Iran's destabilizing behavior elsewhere, including its against Israel and our Gulf partners and its support for violent proxies in places like Syria and Yemen. ~ Barack Obama

Iran has a dismal record on human rights. ~ Howard Berman

Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear. ~ Shirin Ebadi

The ayatollah in Iran says he believes that he got the letter, but he thinks he accidentally threw it out with his Crate & Barrel catalog. ~ David Letterman

In a new interview, Secretary of State Colin Powell repeated that the U.S. has no plans to attack Syria or Iran. After hearing this Donald Rumsfeld responded, 'Like he'd know.' ~ Conan O'Brien

When we empower Iran, then get ready for more unrest and more murder and more violence in the Middle East. ~ Chris Christie

Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh. ~ Adel Al-Jubeir

If Iran invaded Israel, it's up to Congress to declare war. ~ Ron Paul

President Obama Tastes the Bitter Fruit of Appeasement ... of Israel, not Iran ~ Peter Lee

The thing about Iran is there are many political factions and it's not quite the dictatorial, authoritarian state with one person always making every single decision ... ~ Hooman Majd

Unfortunately, every time the United States has tried to pursue a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians by beating back Iran and trying to isolate Iran, it has failed. And it has failed under much better circumstances. ~ Trita Parsi

One does not have to be without sin to castigate someone else for being a rapist or murderer" (386). ~ Kenneth Pollack

And we support Senator Joseph Lieberman, that it's time for our country to consider a military preemptive strike against Iran if they will not yield to diplomacy ~ John Hagee

When you're a brown Muslim from Iran talking about Jesus on TV, you need to keep your cool at all times, OK? That's not rocket science. ~ Reza Aslan

Keep pressure on Iran, because pressure works. ~ Rudy Giuliani

So while there is no evidence at all that Iran has any significant quantity of nuclear material or any nuclear weapons, Iran is a much more difficult nuclear issue to resolve for the United States. ~ Joseph Cirincione

I don't understand this thing about [Bashar] Assad. He has to go. Assad is aligned with Iran and Russia. The one thing we want to prevent is we want to prevent Iran being able to extend a Shia crescent all across the Middle East. Assad has got to go. ~ John Kasich

Iran is an anti-Semitic, terrorist government. ~ Ehud Olmert

I believe, that there is at least de facto cooperation between United States and Iran, at least in Iraq. ~ David Ignatius

The fact is I'm not making a film in order to draw pictures or make images about Iran. ~ Asghar Farhadi

So Ahmadinejad wants to be the first Iranian in space - wasn't he there just last week? 'Iran launches monkey into space.' ~ John McCain

I would have never released the sanctions [for Iran] before there was consistent evidence of compliance. ~ Rand Paul

Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran. ~ Abbas Kiarostami

Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson, missing from Iran for more than eight years. Even as we rejoice in the safe return of others, we will never forget about Bob. Each and every day our hearts are with the Levinson family, and we will not rest until their family is whole again. ~ Barack Obama

Donald Trump will make sure that any agreement with Iran meets the original goals of the U.N and our allies: a non-nuclear Iran. ~ Rudy Giuliani

I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss Iran as that type of a threat I find somewhat unconvincing, mindful of the fact that Iran actually doesn't have those military capabilities that would be needed to refer to it as that type of threat. ~ Trita Parsi

Reagan survived the Iran-Contra scandal because the elements of it that were illegal (aiding anti-communist Nicaraguans) were popular and the things that were unpopular (arming the Iranians) were quite legal. ~ David Frum

Iran can recruit hundreds of suicide bombers a day. Suicide is an invincible weapon. Suicide bombers in this land showed us the way, and they enlighten our future. ~ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons, but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development and it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs. ~ Madeleine Albright

When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table ... That includes all elements of American power: a political effort aimed at isolating Iran, a diplomatic effort to sustain our coalition and ensure that the Iranian program is monitored, an economic effort that imposes crippling sanctions and, yes, a military effort to be prepared for any contingency. ~ Barack Obama

The Russian proposal over Iran's uranium enrichment program is considerable, but it has some problems and ambiguities to be clarified in future talks. ~ Ali Larijani

Iran's nuclear program ... there was going to be a time limit ... ~ Barack Obama

If I do continue to have the opportunity to work in Iran, that's very much what I'd prefer to do. ~ Abbas Kiarostami

A nuclear armed Iran makes the world less safe, less stable, less secure. ~ John Barrasso

It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics. ~ Asghar Farhadi

The Islamic Revolution of Iran is honourable for it is the cry which has its origin in Ayatollah Khomeini's conscience. ~ Ruhollah Khomeini

When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned. ~ Azar Nafisi

Yesterday during a speech on national security, Jeb Bush mispronounced Boko Haram and got confused between Iran and Iraq. When reached for comment, his brother George W. said, 'He sure sounds presidentiary to me.' ~ Conan O'Brien