Iran Quotes - Page 16

• Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims there are no homosexuals in Iran, just like there are no gay conservatives in the US.

  Jon Stewart

  Gay, President, Claims

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• The nation of Iran is threatening to sue the makers of the movie Argo. They say the movie was an unrealistic portrayal of their country. You can't do that! That would be like Scotland suing over the movie Shrek.

  Craig Ferguson

  Country, Scotland, Suing

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• Sixty-three percent of our university students are female. But you still see violations of women's rights in Iran. A Muslim man can have up to four wives. He can divorce his wife without offering any reason, while it is quite difficult for a woman to get a divorce.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Divorce, Men, Rights

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

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• Some criticize me, thinking I'm too tolerant of the clerical regime in Iran. In response, I have to say, I have served time in prison, I have lost my position [as a judge]. Do I need to prove that I am brave? Do I need to be killed?

  Shirin Ebadi

  Thinking, Judging, Brave

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• I have never agreed with President Bush's argument regarding the axis of evil. Unfortunately, fundamentalists in Iran have used this as an excuse to brand us as allies of Mr. Bush.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Axes, Evil, President

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

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• When you look at belief in such things - as do you go to heaven, is there a devil - we have more in common with (Muslin countries) Turkey and Iran and Syria than we do with European nations and Canada and nations that, yes, I would consider more enlightened that us.

  Bill Maher

  Country, Turkeys, Heaven

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• The crises in North Korea, Iran, the Middle East, show how quickly things can change and how they can go wrong. We must be prepared. And right now the Army is not.

  Ike Skelton

  Army, Korea, Middle East

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• We're [Iran] not dismantling anything. We are uninstalling some centrifuges and reconstructing the Arak reactor, modernizing it. . . . The remaining activities that we need undertake will not take more than several days, less than two weeks.

  Mohammad Javad Zarif

  Two, Needs, Week

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• This visa-waiver thing is absurd. Has anybody in the West been targeted by any Iranian national, anybody of Iranian origin, or anyone travelling to Iran? Whereas many people have been targeted by the nationals of your allies, people visiting your allies, and people transiting the territory of, again, your allies. So you're looking at the wrong address.

  Mohammad Javad Zarif

  People, Addresses, Territory

  "Iran's Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump". Interview with Robin Wright, www.newyorker.com. December 18, 2015.

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• You know where the people who killed people in San Bernardino came from. You know where people who did 9/11 came from. You know where the people who did Paris came from, where they transited, where they went. None of them even set foot in Iran. So why are you punishing people who are visiting Iran for that? . . . We're not going to radicalize them. We never have. Your allies have radicalized people who visited.

  Mohammad Javad Zarif

  Paris, Feet, People

  "Iran's Javad Zarif on Syria, Russia, and Donald Trump". Interview with Robin Wright, www.newyorker.com. December 18, 2015.

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• We've never declared war on anybody. We [Iran] defended ourselves against wars that were imposed on us. We have no desire to engage in confrontation with anybody.

  Mohammad Javad Zarif

  War, Desire, Confrontation

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• We're [the USA] not going to go attack anyone. We're going to be really cool. We're not going to be exceptional anymore. Everyone's on an equal playing field. I mean that's dangerous. That's more dangerous than making this deal with Iran.

  Eric Bolling

  Mean, Usa, Fields

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Mitt Romney has a fund-raiser. He's going to get in the ring and fight Evander Holyfield. This is the dumbest thing Republicans have done since they wrote that open letter to Iran.

  David Letterman

  Fighting, Letters, Done

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• President Obama's trying to work out a nuclear deal with Iran, and the Republicans are steamed. They got together and sent Iran a letter about the nuclear deal. They said if this doesn't work, by God, they're going to send Seth Rogen and James Franco.

  David Letterman

  Work Out, Trying, President

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• The ayatollah in Iran says he believes that he got the letter, but he thinks he accidentally threw it out with his Crate & Barrel catalog.

  David Letterman

  Believe, Thinking, Letters

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• After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and said, 'Hi, I'm here about Craigslist ad for nukes.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Nuclear, Weapons, Nukes

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• Iran said it will give up trying to make a nuclear weapon. But it got awkward when Iran said, 'But just for Lent. We'll start again on Monday.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Monday, Giving Up, Awkward

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• For the first time since 1979, we are talking to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Obama says talking to him is probably pointless, but it's a hell of a relief from Mitch McConnell.

  Bill Maher

  Islamic, Talking, Relief

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• We don't really know what Iran are capable of when the gun is put to their head

  George Hamilton

  Football, Gun, Commentators

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• The North Korean regime remains one of the world's leading proliferator of missile technology, including transfers to Iran and Syria. The transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to states or non-state entities would be considered a grave threat to the United States, and we would hold North Korea fully accountable of the consequences of such action.

  George W. Bush

  Technology, Korea, Usa

  President Bush's Statement on North Korea Nuclear Test, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. October 9, 2006.

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• We will stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. We will stop that nuclear arms race that could happen in the Middle East. We will also make that Putin knows we have brigades in eastern Europe to make sure we deter his aggression. Peace through strength works.

  Bobby Jindal

  Race, Europe, Middle East

  "Is the Confederate flag controversy a Democratic problem?". "The Hannity Show", www.foxnews.com. June 25, 2015.

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• Im free - but Im also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.

  Bahman Ghobadi

  People, Littles, Young

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• Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their faith.'

  Barack Obama

  Weapons, Nuclear, Pursue

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• There are Arab countries providing arms I don't know who they are, nobody comes and tells you 'we are providing arms', but what I say is providing arms and ammunition started with certain countries, I'll name them: Russia and Iran to Syria, so it's normal the other side will seek help .... The last resolution adopted less than three weeks ago said all assistance [to the opposition fighters], all assistance including military, it was added.

  Nabil Elaraby

  Country, Military, Russia

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• I think Iran is a very dangerous country - very dangerous to Israel, to the Middle East, and also to the United States. They export terrorism. And they also have the ability to manufacture rockets and missiles.

  Dutch Ruppersberger

  Country, Thinking, Israel

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