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.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIThe embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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There has not been a significant complaint. We have to wait to see what the outcome of the counting is.
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I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our nuclear industry and to assure them that there will never be a diversion to military use.
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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
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It was the will of the Iraqi people and the religious authorities. [The elections] were the result of pressure by Ayatollah Sistani, by the Iraqi religious authorities, and by the fighting forces in Iraq on America. They left the US no choice but to allow the elections.
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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks.
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We don’t have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal.
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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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I was president then. I’m not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.
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When 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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Since they had a lot of property and controlled an empire of propaganda, they made the European governments helpless.
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I think the elections have gone well, although there is so much insecurity in Iraq. So far during the counting of ballots.
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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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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
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We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood.
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