Quotes by Iran The day we run out of petrol is the day Iran will be free. Abbas Kiarostami petrol iran running If I do continue to have the opportunity to work in Iran, that's very much what I'd prefer to do. Abbas Kiarostami iran ifs opportunity Unfortunately, cinema critics are very few in America, 400-500 people, but there are more critics of Iran. Abbas Kiarostami iran america people I'm not sure that my films show the reality of life in Iran; we show different aspects of life. Iran is a very extensive and expansive place, and sometimes, even for us who live there, some of the realities are very hard to comprehend. Abbas Kiarostami iran different reality I think I really produce my best work in Iran. Abbas Kiarostami iran produce thinking If you are a businessman or a politician in Iran, you can get a visa as quickly as you ask for it. Abbas Kiarostami businessman iran politician Through Hamas, Iran has been able to buy itself a seat on the table in talking about the Palestinian issue. And, as a result, through Hamas it does play a role in the issue of the Palestinians, as strange as that should sound. Abdallah II iran play talking In Canada, the U.S. and most of Europe it may be easy to take political stands, this is something for which you can be forced to pay with your life, or your freedom, in many other parts of the world, from Iran to Russia to Pakistan to China. Adam Hochschild iran russia europe Аt the end of the day, unless Iran and Russia want to have a rump Allawite state and a rump Sunni state, and a Kurdish state, then they're going to have to come to the table and bring about an end to this regime. Adam Schiff iran the-end-of-the-day russia Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia. We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran. Adel al-Jubeir neighbor iran issues After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors, a policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies. Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom, it is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia. And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries. Adel al-Jubeir iran iraq country We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons, that has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement. Our concern is that Iran will use the income it receives as a result of the lifting of the nuclear sanctions in order to fund its nefarious activities in the region. Adel al-Jubeir iran agreement order Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran. Adel al-Jubeir show-me diplomats iran 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 iran want long We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time. We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment. Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes. Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don't see EU reporting on it. Adel al-Jubeir punishment iran years Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh. Adel al-Jubeir iran tables country You have a lot of suspicion from the neighbors of Afghanistan about U.S. intentions. Iran is already, to some extent, trying to undermine the U.S. in Afghanistan. Russia is now becoming increasingly nervous about a more permanent U.S. presence in Central Asia. And China is not keen that the U.S. should be so close to its borders over a long period of time. Certainly, if the U.S. is going to be there for a long time, it's going to exacerbate regional tensions. Ahmed Rashid iran russia long We've had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system? Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed. Akbar Ganji iran intellectual years Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don't have a nationalities problem, we don't have an ethnic problem. It is like living with your wife, with whom you are in love and you are intensely involved in, but you also have tensions. And their position is that they want to deny that these tensions exist. Akbar Ganji iran wife believe I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran. Akbar Ganji iran 1234567891011»
