This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIWhen al-Qaeda was on the run from Afghanistan crossing through Iran, some were arrested and they are imprisoned. Some of them are charged with some actions in Iran.
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We don’t have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal.
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Since they had a lot of property and controlled an empire of propaganda, they made the European governments helpless.
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It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others.
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I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil.
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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation – these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them.
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I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people.
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The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides – Zarqawi and also the American troops at times.
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Iran is determined to use peaceful nuclear technology and no intimidation or threat can make us give it up.
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The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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If (the West) shows its rigidity by making unjust decisions and putting their threats into practice, the Iranian people will not be the only ones to pay the price.
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The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.
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The possibility of a war under the current circumstances is not far-fetched and there is some evidence for that.
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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks.
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We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.
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