Iran Quotes - Page 8

• I've made it clear for years that the threat from Iran is grave.

  Barack Obama

  Years, Made, Graves

  "The Case Against Obama - In His Own Words" by Lorie Byrd, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 22, 2008.

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• Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, Cuba

  "McCain criticizes Obama on foreign policies". www.nytimes.com. May 20, 2008.

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• Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as 'the president who lost Iran,'

  Barack Obama

  President, American History, Lost

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• Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing Visiting today's Iran, I was delighted to find that citizens made a point of defying the clerical ban on booze, keeping it in their homes for visitors even if they didn't particularly take to it themselves, and bootlegging it with great brio and ingenuity. These small revolutions affirm the human.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Inspiration, Reading, Home

  "Hitch-22". Book by Christopher Hitchens, www.theguardian.com. 2010.

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• A lot of Iran's empowerment is a result of the war in Iraq.

  Richard Engel

  War, Iraq, Empowerment

  "Engel:'I've seen so many ugly things'". "War Zone Diary 2008", www.nbcnews.com. July 6, 2008.

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• If Iran does not take steps in the near future to live up to its obligations, then the United States will not continue to negotiate indefinitely... Our patience is not unlimited.

  Barack Obama

  United States, Doe, Steps

  Barack Obama's speech on the meeting of the P5 plus 1 regarding Iran, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 1, 2009.

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• Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

  Barack Obama

  Running, Community, Nuclear

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• Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited.

  Barack Obama

  President, Unlimited, Said

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• Iran's nuclear program . . . there was going to be a time limit . . .

  Barack Obama

  Nuclear, Limits, Program

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• To resolve this issue will require Iran to come to the table and discuss in a clear and forthright way how to prove to the international community that the intentions of their nuclear program are peaceful. [...] The question is going to be whether in these discussions they show themselves moving clearly in that direction.

  Barack Obama

  Moving, Issues, Community

  Obama's Super Tuesday Press conference, whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com. March 6, 2012.

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• Iran . . . has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful . . . time is not unlimited.

  Barack Obama

  Opportunity, Nuclear Iran, Peaceful

  "Barack Obama speaks to to the UN general assembly - US politics live" by Richard Adams, www.theguardian.com. September 25, 2012.

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• When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes all elements of American power: a political effort aimed at isolating Iran, a diplomatic effort to sustain our coalition and ensure that the Iranian program is monitored, an economic effort that imposes crippling sanctions and, yes, a military effort to be prepared for any contingency.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Political, Effort

  "Debate: Attacking Iran, AIPAC, Israel-Palestine and Obama with Rashid Khalidi and Jonathan Tobin", www.democracynow.org. March 5, 2012.

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• The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

  Barack Obama

  Nuclear Iran, United States, Weapons

  "Should The World Brace For An Iran-Israel War?". "Tell Me More" with Celeste Headlee, www.npr.org. September 28, 2012.

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• That may prevent us from getting a deal done, It is there to be had. Whether ultimately Iran can seize that opportunity - we will have to wait and see, but it is not for lack of trying on our part.

  Barack Obama

  Opportunity, Waiting, Trying

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• You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.

  Harry S. Truman

  Country, Government, Views

  United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1965). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

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• I fully share the Congress's objective of promoting nonproliferation and combating Iran's efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missile delivery systems. This issue remains at the top of the agenda with Russia as well as with other countries whose companies may be providing such assistance to Iran. In the case of Russian entities' cooperation with Iran, we have imposed penalties ten times in the past and stand ready to apply them again whenever necessary.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Past, Issues

  Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.462, Best Books on

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• Iran is an ancient land, home to a proud culture with a rich heritage of learning and progress. The future of Iran will be decided by the people of Iran. Right now, the Iranian people are struggling with difficult questions about how to build a modern 21st century society that is at once Muslim, prosperous, and free. There is a long history of friendship between the American people and the people of Iran. As Iran's people move towards a future defined by greater freedom, greater tolerance, they will have no better friend than the United States of America.

  George W. Bush

  Struggle, Moving, Home

  George W. Bush's Statement on Iran, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. July 12, 2002.

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• Since taking office, I've made it clear that the United States was prepared to begin a new chapter of engagement with the Islamic Republic of Iran. We offered the Iranian government a clear choice. It could fulfill its international obligations and realize greater security, deeper economic and political integration with the world, and a better future for all Iranians. Or it could continue to flout its responsibilities and face even more pressure and isolation.

  Barack Obama

  Islamic, Responsibility, Government

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• There are many good reasons to fear a nuclear Iran, but also many good reasons to fear the consequences of launching a preventive military strike against Iran. If the president, whoever it is, wants to do the latter, he or she should - indeed, under the Constitution, must - go to Congress.

  Doug Bandow

  Military, Nuclear Iran, President

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• But all should know that the people's participation in the elections will take the country forward ... an election full of excitement will be a major blow to the enemy.

  Ali Khamenei

  Country, Blow, People

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• Hundreds of social networks and websites such as Facebook and Twitter are trying to weaken people's morale and decrease their participation in the elections.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  People, Trying, Election

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• Everything should be done to prevent Iran, the world's most dangerous regime, from developing the world's most dangerous weapons.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Israel, Done, World

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• I will go to the UN General Assembly and, in a clear voice, tell the nations of the world the truth about Iran's terrorist regime, which constitutes the greatest threat to world peace.

  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Israel, Voice, World

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• I want to reassert again the position of the United States that with regards to Iran, we will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, period. We will not allow them to develop a nuclear weapon, and we will exert all options in the effort to ensure that that does not happen...The United States stands firmly with Israel, and we have a rock solid commitment to the security of Israel and to the security of its citizens.

  Leon Panetta

  Commitment, Rocks, Israel

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• If the Zionist commit the folly and attack Iran, they will receive a crushing response from the Islamic Republic's armed forces which will lead to their annihilation.

  Mohsen Rezaee

  Crush, Islamic, Israel

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