Latest Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes from Interviews

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• If you have created the fifth generation of atomic bombs and are testing them already, what position are you in to question the peaceful purposes of other people who want nuclear power? We do not believe in nuclear weapons, period. It goes against the whole grain of humanity.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Believe, People, Peaceful

  President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at Columbia University, www.washingtonpost.com. September 24, 2007.

• Freedoms in Iran are genuine, true freedoms. Iranian people are free. Women in Iran enjoy the highest levels of freedom. In Iran, we don't have homosexuals, like in your country.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, People, Enjoy

  President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at Columbia University, www.washingtonpost.com. September 24, 2007.

• the IAEA illegally insisted on politicizing the Iranian nation's nuclear case, but today, because of the resistance of the Iranian nation, the issue is back to the agency. And I officially announced that, in our opinion, the nuclear issue of Iran is now closed and has turned into an ordinary agency matter.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Today, Opinion, Iranian

• Fortunately, the IAEA has recently tried to regain its legal role, as supporter of the rights of its members, while supervising nuclear activities. We see this as a correct approach adopted by the agency.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Adopted, Supporter

• We're fundamentally opposed to the expansion of nuclear-weapons arsenals. This is why we have proposed the formation of an unbiased organization and the disarmament of the nuclear powers. We don't need any weapons. We're a civilized, cultured people, and our history shows that we have never attacked another country.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Organization, People

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• Aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Mean, Roots, People

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• The German people of today bear no guilt. Why are the German people not permitted the right to defend themselves? Why are the crimes of one group emphasized so greatly, instead of highlighting the great German cultural heritage? Why should the Germans not have the right to express their opinion freely?

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  People, Guilt, Groups

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• Five million Palestinians have not had a home for 60 years. It is amazing really: You have been paying reparations for the Holocaust for 60 years and will have to keep paying up for another 100 years. Why then is the fate of the Palestinians no issue here?

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Home, Fate, Years

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• We are saying that if the Holocaust occurred, then Europe must draw the consequences and that it is not Palestine that should pay the price for it. If it did not occur, then the Jews have to go back to where they came from. I believe that the German people today are also prisoners of the Holocaust.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Believe, Pay The Price, Europe

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• Sixty million people died in the Second World War. World War II was a gigantic crime. We condemn it all. We are against bloodshed, regardless of whether a crime was committed against a Muslim or against a Christian or a Jew. But the question is: Why among these 60 million victims are only the Jews the center of attention?

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Christian, War, People

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• The mere fact that my comments have caused such strong protests, although I'm not a European, and also the fact that I have been compared with certain persons in German history indicates how charged with conflict the atmosphere for research is in your country. Here in Iran you needn't worry.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Strong, Iran

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• I will only accept something as truth if I am actually convinced of it.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Accepting, Convinced, Ifs

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• One group of scholars or persons, most of them politically motivated, say the Holocaust occurred. Then there is the group of scholars who represent the opposite position and have therefore been imprisoned for the most part. Hence, an impartial group has to come together to investigate and to render an opinion on this very important subject, because the clarification of this issue will contribute to the solution of global problems.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Opposites, Issues, Holocaust

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• The roots of the Palestinian conflict must be sought in history. The Holocaust and Palestine are directly connected with one another. And if the Holocaust actually occurred, then you should permit impartial groups from the whole world to research this. Why do you restrict the research to a certain group? Of course, I don't mean you, but rather the European governments.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Mean, Government, Roots

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• We don't want to confirm or deny the Holocaust. We oppose every type of crime against any people. But we want to know whether this crime actually took place or not.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  People, Holocaust, Want

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• If Holocaust happened, then those who bear the responsibility for it have to be punished, and not the Palestinians. Why isn't research into a deed that occurred 60 years ago permitted? After all, other historical occurrences, some of which lie several thousand years in the past, are open to research, and even the governments support this.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Lying, Responsibility, Past

  "We Are Determined". Interview with Stefan Aust, Gerhard Sporl and Dieter Bednarz in Tehran, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• We are posing two very clear questions. The first is: Did the Holocaust actually take place? You answer this question in the affirmative. So, the second question is: Whose fault was it? The answer to that has to be found in Europe and not in Palestine. It is perfectly clear: If the Holocaust took place in Europe, one also has to find the answer to it in Europe.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Europe, Two, Holocaust

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• If the Holocaust didn't take place, why then did this regime of occupation come about? Why do the European countries commit themselves to defending this regime? Permit me to make one more point. We are of the opinion that, if an historical occurrence conforms to the truth, this truth will be revealed all the more clearly if there is more research into it and more discussion about it.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Holocaust, Historical

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I know that DER SPIEGEL is a respected magazine. But I don't know whether it is possible for you to publish the truth about the Holocaust. Are you permitted to write everything about it?

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Writing, Holocaust, Magazines

  "We Are Determined". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. May 30, 2006.

• All peoples must be respected, and they must all be granted the same rights.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Rights, Granted

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 10, 2009.

• If a technology is beneficial, everyone should have it. If it is not, no one should have it.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Technology, Should Have, Beneficial

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 10, 2009.

• All peoples are fed up with the American government.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Government, Feds, Fed Up

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". Interview to "Spiegel", www.voltairenet.org. April 12, 2009.

• A sovereign, united and strong Iraq is beneficial for everyone.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Strong, Iraq, Sovereign

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 10, 2009.

• No one places any trust in the words of the Americans.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 10, 2009.

• The days are gone when a country can issue orders to other peoples. Today, mankind needs culture, ideas and logic.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Order, Ideas

  "We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible". SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. April 10, 2009.