I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people.
AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANIWe don’t have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal.
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The Zionists, who constituted a strong political party in Europe, caused much disorder there.
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Europe resolved a great problem-the problem of the Zionist danger.
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Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself.
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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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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 Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.
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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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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 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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This democracy… The elections in Iraq were held despite the American opposition.
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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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The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn’t have any problem with them. They started it.
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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks.
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I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people.
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We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.
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