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The content and tone of such unacceptable comments confirmed worries over the policies being followed by the new Iranian leadership, particular concerning the nuclear issue.

I invite the Iranian authorities to make the choice of cooperation and trust by genuinely looking at this offer and by reverting to their commitments to suspend activities linked to the production of fissile materials,

India has an enormously important role in adding its weight in finding a solution to the Iranian issue. It is an important partner and neighbour of Iran and a key country in the region.

In light of the ongoing controversy, it would have been difficult to advance the agenda that he had wanted to discuss with the Iranian leadership.

I know that the Iranian people are looking with great excitement to see what happens in Iraq because the Iranian people love democracy, ... And they certainly would love to have a chance to have a democracy that wasn't run by a theocracy. And I think that they would like to have a government of, by, and for their people.

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

If the Nigeria news was happening alone it would do nothing to the market, but together with the risk of Iranian sanctions it takes on a greater importance.

In short, the time has come for us as American and Iranian citizens to apply our mutual energy, intellect, and goodwill toward strengthening relations between our two countries, as their destinies are intertwined.

In order to secure the Iranian nation's interests in nuclear field, the government has moved wisely, patiently, and based on a well-devised planning.

I hope he will be able to convince the Iranian partners to come back to the table.

I hope South Africa will, rather than taking position in the middle,... use its moral high ground to help in our effort to drive Iranian leadership in different direction.

In view of my big knowledge of the Iranian people, the region and history, I tell them (Europeans) not to commit this terrible mistake.

In terms of threats -- at this point -- the Bush administration sees the Iranian regime as more threatening than the North Korean regime.

Iranian students are denied basic rights Americans take advantage of every day. But there is a brave student movement in Iran working for change, and we need to support them.

Iranian levers of influence include a broad network of informants, military and logistical support of armed groups, and social welfare campaigns.

Iranian fiction has entered a new era...The Islamic Revolution has shaken all values and norms within society. Now, the images of women have to be rethought and redefined. Under extreme pressure, women must look at themselves not only as members of their society or their country but as individuals whose very private lives and liberties are being redefined.

Iran has basically propped up Assad, who has waged an absolute war of horror against the Syrian people. And he has done anything he could to stay in power with the full support of the Iranians and including Iranian troops and Hezbollah from Lebanon, which are an Iranian proxy.

Iran and Nigeria have got people extremely nervous. There's a concern that around two and a half million barrels per day of Iranian exports could be removed.

If you think by frowning at us, by issuing resolutions ... you can impose anything on the Iranian nation or force it to abandon its obvious right, you still don't know its power.

In 1907, Britain and Russia signed a treaty dividing Iran between them; no Iranian was at the negotiations or even knew they were taking place.

Iran's success in gaining technology and materials from Russian companies, combined with recent indigenous Iranian advances, means it could have a medium-range missile capability much sooner than I assessed last year.

Because of its non-discriminatory practices, Switzerland has always been an attractive place and would remain an attractive proposal for Iranian authorities looking to shift some of their assets or to diversify the geographical distribution of some of their assets.

He's the most talented diplomat in the Iranian government. He could make a difference in the nuclear negotiations.

Generally and in principle when confidence in the Iranian nuclear program is re-established ... we could come back to the possible implementation of the right that Iran has to develop a nuclear energy sector full scale.

formulate a unified and stern policy toward Iran. We must insure that more than Western countries will not become hostages of the Iranian radicalism. We call upon the U.N. Security Council to take the matter into its own hands.

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political.

I assure all peace-loving individuals in the world that Iran's efforts in the field of nuclear technology are focused on civilian application and nothing else. This is the Iranian nation's legitimate right,

I call on the Iranian authorities to choose cooperation and trust by seriously examining

I do not anticipate, and I'm 100 percent sure about this, any contact between whichever official is sent by the Iranian government and our delegation, including Secretary Rice.

He behaves like a rebel, not a president. Is it his job to say that Adolf Hitler was a clean guy? Is the Holocaust a real problem for the Iranian people?

You could still see some downward price moves if the Iranian situation just fades from view. If it fades from the headlines you could see oil prices move down several dollars.

The Iranian statement that they would continue to ship oil has reduced the perceived threat, which has been the main pillar supporting the market. It doesn't appear that any action will be taken for a few months, when the market should be weaker.

The Iranian situation remains on top of the heap in terms of market concerns.

The Iranian situation is one that has supported the market for the last few weeks.

The Iranian situation is making us all very nervous... We don't seem to be getting anywhere on the diplomatic solutions.

The Iranian situation is kind of dropping into the background.

The Iranian situation is increasing the geopolitical risk premium that the market builds into the price of oil.

The Iranian situation appears to be getting worse.

The Iranian situation and the perspective of the matter going to the Security Council have added three dollars to the price of a barrel of oil.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Defense Ministry control all the levers of the nuclear program, and there's no point begging Iran to come back to the negotiating table.

The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on its present course, the international community is prepared to impose meaningful consequences.

The Iranian regime is today the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The world does not want, and must work together to prevent, a nuclear Iran.

The Iranian president is taking the risk of his country being made an outlaw state.

The Iranian people insist on their legitimate right to develop peaceful nuclear technology and will not move from this right one iota.

The Iranian people do not deserve isolation, but it is isolation which they will get because of the actions of their government.

The Iranian nuclear issue is at a critical juncture.

The Iranian news has been propping up prices. Once it became clear that oil was having a hard time staying above $66 the funds began to sell. There is no immediate threat of a disruption and unless we have a prolonged disruption supplies are sufficient.

The Iranian nation will give a double response to any strike.

The Iranian nation is united on one thing. Iranians don't tolerate humiliation and threats.

The Iranian nation expects the French government to make good on the damage inflicted on Tehran-Paris relations in connection with the nuclear standoff,

The Iranian nation does not accept that achieving nuclear science could be permitted for one country and prohibited for another on baseless grounds,

The Iranian nation and its officials are peace-seekers and the Islamic republic would not invade anybody.

The Iranian minister's comment got it going a little bit.

The Iranian issue is hanging over the market. There's a big bogey there in the form of Iran and these smaller issues that are making real impinges on supply.

The Iranian government will pursue the nation's rights through patience and wisdom,

The Iranian government must now bring into force our law to suspend voluntary cooperation.

The Iranian government is setting a tone that clearly does not reflect the view of most young Iranians.

The Iranian government has made no positive steps demanded in the February 4 resolution of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency followed by a statement of the UN Security Council chairman on March 29, including to cease uranium enrichment activity.

The Iranian decision came in this sensitive time to break the unfair siege imposed on the Palestinian people and their government.

The Iranian authorities marked International Women's Day by attacking hundreds of people who had peacefully assembled to honor women's rights. Once again, Iran's government has signaled that it is ready to use violence to suppress peaceful public assembly of any sort.

The Iran Freedom Support Act takes a responsible and sensible approach - tightening and codifying economic sanctions against the Iranian regime.

The Iran Freedom Support Act provides the Administration with the tools to pressure the Iranian regime to stop their threatening policies immediately.

The truth is, as (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice has made clear, military action in respect of the Iranian dossier is not on anybody's agenda. I believe it is inconceivable,

The indictment explains that elements of the Iranian government inspired, supported and supervised members of Saudi Hezbollah, ... In particular, the indictment alleges that the charged defendants reported their surveillance activities to Iranian officials and were supported and directed in those activities by Iranian officials.

The idea of Iran getting a bomb is very popular with the Iranian people, even those who don't like the regime.

The children of Survivors will proudly reaffirm our commitment to sustaining our parents' and grandparents' legacy. As their ranks dwindle with age, we must step up and continue educating the world that the Holocaust didn't just simply happen but was fueled by state-sanctioned anti-Semitism. We will not remain silent in the face of Iranian and Palestinian wishes to make Israel disappear.

The foreign secretary informed the US ambassador that India's vote on any possible resolution on the Iranian issue at the IAEA would be determined by India's own judgment of the merits of the case.

The current Iranian developments, though they will not cause any immediate disruption to oil supply, have caused some anxiety on the part of traders.

The Chinese Government has insisted consistently that the Iranian nuclear issue should be appropriately resolved through negotiations and co-operation within the framework of the IAEA.

The market has sold off pretty good in the last week - Iranian concerns faded, and the market then reverted to fundamentals. Inventories seem to be adequate everywhere.

The market is reacting to some rhetoric regarding the Iranian situation.

The market is focused on the fact that the market is well supplied - both in products and in crude - while the Iranian situation stays in the background.

The invasion of Iran in 1980 was definitely one of the crimes committed by Saddam. We want the court to investigate the charges brought by Iranian people.

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

My trainer taught me, because he's Iranian, and that's a beautiful snack [pistachios]. I have some with me, actually, in my bag. You could eat that on a plane instead of the salted nuts. And a serving size a day is the size of your hand, not the size of your head!

We understand that the Iranian position is very bad because of the well-known sanctions against that country, and it would be unfair to leave it on this sanction level.