Iran Quotes - Page 4

• From my films, you can at least learn about Iran, you can get a sense of the history and the society. But no such films have been made about Afghanistan, so you really can't know much about it.

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf

  Film, Made, Afghanistan

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Iran is part of the problem, not the solution. And the Russian government is ignoring reality.

  Lindsey Graham

  Reality, Idaho, Government

  "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer", edition.cnn.com. February 27, 2005.

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• Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.

  Howard Berman

  Wmd, Mass Destruction, Iraq

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• In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. ... From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Jobs, Thinking, Views

  "Ahmadinejad: 'Future Belongs to Iran'". www.foxnews.com. September 19, 2010.

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• I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives.

  Fawn Hall

  Details, Initiative, Relevant

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• I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Thinking, Needs

  Source: www.nytimes.com

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• If the Sunni and Shia, or those nations that surround Saudi Arabia and those nations that gather around Tehran or Iran fight each other, that is the trigger that will bring about the War of Armageddon.

  Louis Farrakhan

  War, Fighting, Arabia

  "Farrakhan: 'I never endorsed Mr. Trump or any of the candidates'". Interview with Richard Muhammad, www.finalcall.com. March 8, 2016.

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• Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson, missing from Iran for more than eight years. Even as we rejoice in the safe return of others, we will never forget about Bob. Each and every day our hearts are with the Levinson family, and we will not rest until their family is whole again.

  Barack Obama

  Heart, Eight, Years

  Statement by the President on Iran, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. January 17, 2016.

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• Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine.

  Asghar Farhadi

  Rain, Mean, Sunshine

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• When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Government, Funny Things

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• While the United States has largely been missing in action from the diplomatic game, the European Union and Iran have been making progress at developing a formula that would lead to the suspension of Iran's nuclear enrichment program and the start of serious negotiations.

  Earl Blumenauer

  Europe, Games, Missing

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• The internal conditions in Iran are worsening in all aspects. Poverty and unemployment are becoming more severe, despite the fact that Iran has turned into a developed and industrialized country.

  Moshe Katsav

  Country, Unemployment, Poverty

  "Israeli President Discusses Iran Nuclear Standoff". Interview with Farnoush Ram, www.rferl.org. March 20, 2006.

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• As long as Iran's aggressive policies continue, it's going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.

  Adel al-Jubeir

  Long, Want, Revolution

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Iran, Libya and Syria are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons of mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve.

  Ariel Sharon

  Moving, Successful, Mass Destruction

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• We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it.

  Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

  Revolution, Problem, Mood

  "Iran's ex-president: U.S should show goodwill". Interview with Barbara Slavin, usatoday30.usatoday.com. February 6, 2005.

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• In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country ... In Iran we do not have this phenomenon. I don't know who's told you that we have this.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Country, Insane, Homosexual

  "Iran: Ahmadinejad Delivers Controversial Speech At U.S. University". www.rferl.org. Iran: Ahmadinejad Delivers Controversial Speech At U.S. University.

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• After the Shah's departure from Iran, I will not become a president nor accept any other leadership role. Just like before, I limit my activities only to guiding and directing the people.

  Ruhollah Khomeini

  People, President, Roles

  Le Monde Interview in Paris, January 9, 1979.

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• I was the first person in my family born in the United States. My mom is from Croatia, and my dad is from Iran. They met at music school in Belgium. I grew up as a pianist.

  Ottessa Moshfegh

  Mom, Dad, School

  "Character Finds A Path Out Of Her Personal Prison In 'Eileen'". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. August 15, 2015.

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• I don't think you can rely on Iran. I don't think you can rely on other radicals like the Taliban. They dispatched Al Qaida to bomb New York and Washington. What were they thinking? Were they that stupid? They weren't stupid. There is an irrationality there, and there is madness in this method.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  New York, Stupid, Thinking

  "Benjamin Netanyahu on Alleged Rift With President Obama, Mideast Peace Process". Interview with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. July 11, 2010.

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• The President of Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and the West and has even denied the holocaust took place. Iran and its terrorist arm Hezbollah are responsible for the current conflicts between Israel and Lebanon.

  Michael McCaul

  Israel, Holocaust, President

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• If there's another 9/11 or a major war in the Middle-East involving a U.S. attack on Iran, I have no doubt that there will be, the day after or within days an equivalent of a Reichstag fire decree that will involve massive detentions in this country.

  Daniel Ellsberg

  Country, War, Hero

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• We have global interests, potential threats from elsewhere, North Korea, Iran, Taiwan Straits and the like. We must be prepared for any future threat. That is why it is important that this be a transition year, 2006.

  Ike Skelton

  Korea, Years, Important

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• I want to make it clear that I honestly answered every question put to me during the so-called Iran-Contra hearings. But if they didn't ask me about something, I wasn't about to reveal things that would put other people in jeopardy

  Oliver North

  People, Want, Hearing

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• Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons.

  Frank Carlucci

  Moving, United States, Nuclear

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• I think this does show that there will be some changes, not so much in Europe or Asia but certainly in the Middle East. General [James] Mattis has called for a comprehensive strategy to combat the various enemies the United States faces in the Middle East, especially Iran.

  Peter R. Mansoor

  Thinking, Europe, Enemy

  "Gen. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis Picked By Trump To Be Defense Secretary". Interview with Steve Inskeep, wbaa.org. December 2, 2016.

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