Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
AKBAR GANJIThe U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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When I talk about secularism, I’m talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.
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If you look at the discourse before the revolution, whether it is the left communist, whether it is the right secularist.
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Revolutions invariably don’t solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.
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When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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Why did the regime put me in prison in the first place? I was put in prison for six years and it has been all illegal.
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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, “Well, what do you think the United States should do?” My response is, “Why should the United States do anything?”
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