You cannot tell (Syrians) that this person should not be a part of your future, the other person should not be a part of your future, this will prevent a negotiation from taking place.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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So there are two separate tracks. One track is for the Syrian government and the opposition that is interested in a peaceful future of Syria to come together for national unity, for the political process. At the same time, it is a requirement for everybody to stop supporting the extremist groups, to stop allowing them safe passage, to stop allowing them to receive weapons, to stop allowing them to receive financial assistance, and to come together in actually fighting them.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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It is important for everybody to insure that the process will go on, that the ceasefire will hold. Of course, there is no ceasefire against Daesh [the Islamic State], Jabhat al Nusra, and Al Qaeda.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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The United States wanted to send its trained rebel groups to Syria to fight ISIS. Out of twenty-five hundred rebels they had trained, only seventy accepted to go to Syria to fight ISIS. Everybody else wanted to go to Syria to fight the government. So you've got to wake up and smell the coffee. . . . The rebel groups have not fired a shot against ISIS.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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One outcome is almost certain. Extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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Coalition for Peaceful Resolution?. by Mohammad Javad Zarif

Coalition for Peaceful Resolution?.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

There are proposals on the table, both from the French and the Iranian side, and we are going to work on those proposals tomorrow.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

It's clear that the U.S.' intention..(of having a) naval presence in the Persian Gulf is to counter Iran.. Don't expect us to remain quiet when somebody comes to our waters and threatens us.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran used to forgo some maritime offenses in ... (the) Gulf but w... by Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran used to forgo some maritime offenses in ... (the) Gulf but will never close (its) eyes anymore.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Sanctioning a foreign minister means failure in talks. by Mohammad Javad Zarif

Sanctioning a foreign minister means failure in talks.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

(The) UK government has been complicit in the U.S. economic terro... by Mohammad Javad Zarif

(The) UK government has been complicit in the U.S. economic terrorism against Iran.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran will never yield to pressure from the United States ... America should try to respect Iran ... if they want to talk to Iran, they should show respect.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Reducing tension is only possible through stopping the economic war by America, those who wage such wars cannot expect to remain safe.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

We first have to remove our foreign policy from the issue of party and factional fighting, the deadly poison for foreign policy is for foreign policy to become an issue of party and factional fighting.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Instead of condemning Trump, why do you come and condemn the elected president of the people? You come and condemn the foreign policy? what result does that have? The result is that people will become hopeless about the future.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

He told me the Arab world is none of your business. by Mohammad Javad Zarif

He told me the Arab world is none of your business.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

She is the wife of an Iranian citizen and we see it as our duty to defend the rights of our citizens.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Syria’s territorial integrity should be safeguarded and all tribes and groups, as one society, should start the reconstruction process, and the refugees should return to their homes.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

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Guarantees of benefits of the JCPOA should be given to Iran. We will have to see whether (those) remaining in the JCPOA can deliver those benefits to Iran.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran will not renegotiate what was agreed years ago and has been... by Mohammad Javad Zarif

Iran will not renegotiate what was agreed years ago and has been implemented.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

Let me make it clear absolutely and once for all: we will neither outsource our security, nor will we renegotiate or add on to a deal we have already implemented in good faith.

Mohammad Javad Zarif