There are a number of Iranians in the United States who are imprisoned, who went to prison as a result of activities related to the nuclear industry in Iran, once these sanctions have been lifted, why keep those folks in American prisons? So they must be freed.

President Hassan Rouhani

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I am sure that with cooperation and effort inside the country, and constructive engagement with the world, our economy can bloom and develop.

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The primary reports I've received did not make me happy at all, i will use all my power to protect the rights of candidates.

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Iranian government policies in the post-sanctions era will focus on attracting foreign investment, expanding non-oil exports, and making the best use of financial assets.

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The preparatory stages have been completed by the government so that the needed investments will be made, we believe that the situation will rapidly change with the recent agreements between Iran and the P5+1.

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It is important to me to find a way, if there is a way, to set them free quicker, i wish to set as many people free as possible.

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If the Americans take the appropriate steps and set them free, certainly the right environment will be open and the right circumstances will be created for us to do everything within our power and our purview to bring about the swiftest freedom for the Americans held in Iran as well.

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If the Americans take the appropriate actions vis--vis Iranian citizens who are being imprisoned here, then the right atmosphere and environment will be created for reciprocal actions, perhaps.

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We will sit down at any table with countries inside and outside the region.

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With regards to our defensive capability, we did not and will not accept any limitations, we will do whatever we need to do to defend our country, whether with missiles or other methods.

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No one can say Iran surrendered, the deal is a legal, technical and political victory for Iran. It's an achievement that Iran won't be called a world threat anymore.

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No deal is perfect. There should be always compromise, it was really difficult to preserve some of our red lines. There was a time we doubted there could be a deal. It's a historic deal and Iranians will be proud of it for generations to come.

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Our judicial system must be transparent for everyone... even if the law is transparent, our judicial processes must also be transparent and accessible to the people, we can see that a single law can have many interpretations, and the judge can make his own presumptions when he delivers a verdict.

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When a license is given, it is completely inappropriate for another body to cancel it without the right authority, in cases where the judiciary wants to get involved, there must be legal justification for it to do so.

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I hope we can define and codify political crimes during this government, with the cooperation of the judiciary, and put forward and approve a bill so it is clear what is a political or security crime.

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We are in talks with the major powers and not with the Congress, what the U.S. Senate, Congress and others say is not our problem.

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Why are you dropping bombs on innocent people in Yemen by employing donated aircrafts from the U.S.? why are you destroying all the infrastructure of a weak country?

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We will not sign any deal unless on the very first day of its implementation all economic sanctions against Iran are lifted all at once.

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