Passing a tough resolution or threatening Iran will not bring about the desired outcome.
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 any bad memories of the people of the United States.
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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks.
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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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Iran is determined to use peaceful nuclear technology and no intimidation or threat can make us give it up.
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I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil.
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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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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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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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Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis.
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There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them.
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We do not trust the goodwill of the U.S. They have cut the ties.
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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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I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people.
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They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.
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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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