#iranian

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that. ↗

— Shirin Ebadi

#government #intends #international #iranian #must

Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#british #censorship #creative #creative expression #day

One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. ↗

— James Buchan

#awash #been #british #consequences #consular

If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it is now, which likely will have a negative impact on the Iranian people. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#become #change #community #does #even

Our family has lived in Iran for 2,500 years, and Iranian Jewry has the long history in that land. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#history #iran #iranian #jewry #land

The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#community #international #international community #iranian #iranian regime

The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#iranian #iranian regime #people #regime #values

The Iranian regime gives financial support to terrorist organizations all over the world, denies the Holocaust, and calls for the wiping the state of Israel from the map, while developing long-range missiles and trying to obtain nuclear weapon. ↗

— Moshe Katsav

#denies #developing #financial #financial support #gives

In 1985, the Iranian sponsorship of terrorism was clear, solid evidence. ↗

— Robert McFarlane

#evidence #iranian #solid #sponsorship #terrorism

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had and used significant weapons of mass destruction on his own people, both the Kurds and the Iranians. ↗

— Curt Weldon

#both #destruction #doubt #had #his