The Bush administration has its sights set firmly on Tehran. The same deception is taking place right before our eyes and most Americans remain blind. It is going to happen. It is happening as we speak.
Quotes about tehran (16 Quotes)
Russia's plan is at a stage of serious consideration, and negotiations on it are ongoing. Agreement between Tehran and Moscow has already been reached on certain points of Russia's proposals, in particular on increasing the number of participants in the project.
And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power in Tehran - a man about whom we cannot be sure that he is absolutely averse to terrorism - it is very worrisome.
This is not a time for business as usual with the regime in Tehran,
Even if Tehran can not afford to cut for long its exports of crude, which represents 80 percent of its foreign currency earnings, such an action would drive up prices and seriously hurt the economies of those countries which are calling for sanctions.
The foreign minister of China believed after his visit to Tehran that the Iranians are serious about they are planning to move this development or those efforts only in order to develop, let's say, nuclear energy, ... We know the truth. I think most of the world knows the truth.
Our hope still would be to reach agreement tomorrow so the ministers in Berlin can focus on the future and the next steps (in the showdown with Tehran).
Taking an anti-Israel position is certainly not going to hurt him in the public mind. His attitude says that 'no one is going to shut me up' and probably goes down pretty well with average people in Tehran.
I am on the offensive, ... because attack is the best form of defense. We are waging an offensive battle. Yesterday, in Tehran, the spiritual guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told me a true statement power, power.
Iran has summoned its ambassador in Denmark to Tehran. Freedoms should be accompanied by responsibility.
This administration gave the Tehran government another chance ... and they don't deserve any more chances. It's time to bring that government to an end.
Nothing good will come out of the conference, nothing good will come out of it for the Palestinians. Iran is only offering the Palestinians more blood and despair. The future is only in peace and in reconciliation and regional cooperation and Tehran is fundamentally opposed to those goals.
Addressing a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, entitled The World Without Zionism ... To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible.
Any resumption of enrichment and reprocessing activities would be a further violation of Iran's agreement with the Europeans. So such steps would be a serious escalation of the nuclear issue by Tehran.
We see today that there is a growing understanding in the international community that the extremist regime in Tehran is not just Israel's problem, but rather an issue that the entire international community must grapple with.
A similar scenario would be an optimal way out of the Iranian deadlock, especially if the United States provides Tehran with guarantees that it would not attack Iran.