Iran

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

06 Jan 2022 3 3

Mohammad Marandi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran has had this space programme for quite a long time. It's sent satellites into orbit on a number of occasions. It's pretty clear that the Iranians are going to continue with business as usual - whether it's in regards to its space programme - or even its … ballistic missile technology. When the United States is trying to prevent Iran from even importing medicine, and when the Europeans assist the United States in banning such imports … Iran has to become self-sufficient - and the space programme is a natural part of that effort.”

Professor at the University of Tehran

30 Dec 2021 7 6

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“We've set aside the June 2021 document and have agreed a new joint document and talks will begin today around that document. The important issue for us is that under these terms and issues, we will reach a point where Iran can easily, and without bounds, sell its oil and the oil money would land in Iranian bank accounts in foreign currencies and we can use all economic benefits in different sectors.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

27 Dec 2021 4 3

Mohammed Al-Sulami

Inserted 2 years ago

“The regime is increasingly aware that support for its 'revolution' is rapidly eroding, with its ideals incompatible with the values and ambitions of the younger generation. The regime is attempting to counter this, with much talk of indoctrinating the youth with a revolutionary mindset in an attempt to create an intellectual vanguard to sustain the Khomeinist line.”

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Head of the International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah)

25 Dec 2021 5 4

Hossein Salami

Inserted 2 years ago

“These exercises had a very clear message: a serious, real ... warning to threats by the Zionist regime's authorities to beware of their mistakes. We will cut off their hands if they make a wrong move. ... The distance between actual operations and military exercises is only a change in the angles of launching the missiles.”

Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

24 Dec 2021 3 2

Enrique Mora

Inserted 2 years ago

“Vienna talks to resume on Monday 27 December. The JCPOA Joint Commission will meet to discuss and define the way ahead. Important to pick up the pace on key outstanding issues and move forward, working closely with the US. Welcome to the 8th round.”

High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

24 Dec 2021 3 2

Enrique Mora

Inserted 2 years ago

“We don't have months but rather weeks to reach an agreement. There's a sense of urgency that's absolutely important if we want to really have success in these negotiations.”

High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

17 Dec 2021 0 2

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some actors persist in their blame game habit, instead of real diplomacy. We proposed our ideas early, & worked constructively & flexibly to narrow gaps; diplomacy is a 2 way street. If there's real will to remedy the culprit's wrongdoing, way for quick good deal will be paved.”

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Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

14 Dec 2021 2 2

Dorsa Jabbari

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Iranian foreign minister himself had a phone conversation with the EU's top diplomat during which he stressed that the comments that have come from the EU are not constructive and they could really have a damaging effect on these talks. There is a sense that the next 48 hours will be very crucial.”

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Vienna

09 Dec 2021 2 3

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran is serious about reaching an agreement if the ground is paved …. The fact that all sides want the talks to continue shows that all parties want to narrow the gaps.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

09 Dec 2021 1 2

Enrique Mora

Inserted 2 years ago

“What I felt this morning was from...all delegations a renewed sense of purpose in the need to work and to reach an agreement on bringing the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] back to life.”

High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

09 Dec 2021 2 2

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“They [Europeans] told us these proposals don't align with our views and I told them it's natural; we are not going to offer proposals that are in line with your views, we say things consistent with our own views and interests. The important thing is that these proposals are based on principles that are also accepted by other parties.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

04 Dec 2021 0 2

Enrique Mora

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have identified the challenges ahead. Now it is time to consult with capitals. We will be resuming here in Vienna next week. We have substantial challenges ahead, time is not unlimited, there is an obvious sense of urgency. But above all we need a certain convergence of policy to start negotiations.”

High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union

03 Dec 2021 1 2

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran's proposals to the world powers cannot be rejected. They are based on the provisions of the 2015 agreement. All nuclear-related US sanctions should be removed immediately.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

03 Dec 2021 3 4

Ali Hashem

Inserted 2 years ago

“We understand from an Iranian diplomatic source that one of these proposals will be about lifting the sanctions, and the other will be on Iran rolling back the measures it took after the United States withdrew from the nuclear deal. The elements of these proposals are going to be built upon what was agreed on in the past six rounds of talks between Iran and the world powers. However, new points were added, ones that were disregarded in the past talks and Iran believes they are crucial in order to reach an agreement.”

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Vienna

02 Dec 2021 6 3

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have delivered two proposed drafts to them [on sanctions removal and nuclear commitments] … Of course they need to check the texts that we have provided to them. If they are ready to continue the talks, we are in Vienna to continue the talks.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

02 Dec 2021 4 2

Saeed Khatibzadeh

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran is firmly determined to reach an agreement with world powers.”

Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Iran

29 Nov 2021 0 2

Maysam Behravesh

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are in a dangerous phase. There will be a next round of widespread cyberattack on our infrastructure. We are a step closer to military confrontation.”

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Former chief analyst for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

22 Nov 2021 3 4

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is widely believed that the United States, by withdrawing from the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], breached the deal blatantly and violated UNSC Resolution 2231 flagrantly. However, Iran, having overcome the so-called maximum pressure campaign, is sitting at the negotiating table with full preparedness, capacity and total commitment to the 2015 deal. That's why the Americans, while resorting to deception, try to exploit the political and media environment in their own favour. But it is not to their advantage. They should accept reality and abide by all their commitments.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

22 Nov 2021 6 3

Abdolrahim Mousavi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Since we are aware that the enemy is trying to gather its required information after our forces mobilised in the area, from today we are reinforcing our efforts to monitor enemy movements that had begun days ago.”

Commander-in-chief of Iran’s army

07 Nov 2021 0 1

Abas Aslani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Beginning the process can somehow give hope for reviving the nuclear deal. However, there will be differences ahead.”

Senior researcher at the Tehran-based Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

03 Nov 2021 0 1

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“We agreed to start the negotiations aiming at removal of unlawful and inhumane sanctions on 29 November in Vienna.”

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

03 Nov 2021 0 1

Mohammad Hossein Emadi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran has come to understand that the enemy's enemy is not your friend, and the Taliban are a more complex problem than Americans. The consensus is to deal with the Taliban very carefully and pragmatically.”

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Former Iranian diplomat who advised Afghanistan’s government and worked in the country for the United Nations

26 Oct 2021 3 2

Ali Bagheri Kani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Will meet JC Coordinator in Brussles on Wednesday to continue our talks on result-oriented negotiations. Iran is determined to engage in negotiations that would remove unlawful and cruel sanctions in a full & effective manner, secure normalization of trade & economic relations with Iran, and provide credible guarantee for no further reneging. The question is if our partners are genuinely ready to fulfill their commitments, including by calling out the non-participant violator to divorce from the past malign policies & legacy. The continuation of the failed maximum pressure policy definitely will not remove any obstacle in 'Negotiation to remove illegal & cruel sanctions', rather will add more to already existing negotiations' complexities.”

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Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

25 Oct 2021 1 4

Robert Malley

Inserted 2 years ago

“The window of opportunity to negotiate a return to the Iran nuclear deal will not be open forever. At some point, the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] will have been so eroded because Iran would have made advances that cannot be reversed.”

US Special Envoy for Iran

25 Oct 2021 4 3

Ali Khamenei

Inserted 2 years ago

“Some governments have unfortunately made errors - have made big errors and have sinned in normalising [their relations] with the usurping and oppressive Zionist regime. It is an act against Islamic unity, they must return from this path and make up for this big mistake. If the unity of Muslims is achieved, the Palestinian question would definitely be resolved in the best fashion.”

Iran’s Supreme Leader

24 Oct 2021 3 3

Kamal Kharazi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our strategy in Afghanistan completely depends on the Taliban's behavior. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not want to meddle in Afghanistan's affairs but naturally we have legitimate interests that must be guaranteed.”

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Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations

22 Oct 2021 (approx) 3 2

Saeed Khatibzadeh

Inserted 2 years ago

“What is clear is that Taliban has a direct responsibility in maintaining peace and stability, and to preserve the health of all Afghan groups including the Hazaras and Shias.”

Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Iran

18 Oct 2021 5 3

Josep Borrell

Inserted 2 years ago

“I know that the Iranians want to have some kind of previous talks with me as coordinator and with some members of the board of the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]. I cannot tell you a precise date. I am ready to receive them, if needed. Time is pressing. The new government in Tehran had had enough time to study the file and instruct its negotiating team.”

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

15 Oct 2021 2 3

Mohammad Eslami

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran has 120 kilograms of 20 percent enriched uranium.”

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

09 Oct 2021 2 1

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“Of course, we will soon return to the Vienna talks and we are keeping our eyes on the issue of verification and receiving the necessary guarantees for the implementation of commitments by the Western parties.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

09 Oct 2021 2 3

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran certainly will not tolerate geopolitical change and map change in the Caucasus. We have serious concerns about the presence of terrorists and Zionists in this region.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

06 Oct 2021 4 3

Mohammad Eslami

Inserted 2 years ago

“The IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] representatives in both Tehran and Vienna were told about these important details: the facility was severely destroyed, in particular where the cameras were supposed to be located. It is regrettable that neither the IAEA nor the countries that have made monitoring claims against us condemned that terrorist act.”

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

03 Oct 2021 3 4

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Americans tried to contact us through different channels (at the U.N. General Assembly) in New York, and I told the mediators if America's intentions are serious then a serious indication was needed ... by releasing at least $10 billion of blocked money. They are not willing to free $10 billion belonging to the Iranian nation so that we can say that the Americans once in the past several decades considered the interests of the Iranian nation.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

02 Oct 2021 4 1

Kioumars Heydari

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has never started any invasion. But when there was war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a considerable number of ISIS terrorists were called to the area. We're really not sure they've left the area. But they must leave the area.”

Commander of the Iranian army’s ground forces

01 Oct 2021 5 3

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran does not tolerate the presence and activities of the Zionist regime against its national security and will do whatever necessary in this regard.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

30 Sep 2021 2 2

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are not seeking to quit the negotiating table. We will certainly pursue a negotiation that serves the rights and interests of our nation.”

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

24 Sep 2021 1 3

Nicole Grajewski

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran's grandiloquent narratives about 'non-Western' powers and organisations like the SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] in precipitating a shift in the balance of power away from the US belies the fact that the SCO lacks the ability to foster deeper integration between these regional and great powers. There is no Russia-China-Iran axis with formalised commitments akin to an alliance, and the SCO certainly will not provide the institutional structure for such an alliance.”

Research fellow with the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

19 Sep 2021 7 2

Abas Aslani

Inserted 2 years ago

“This marks the first time Iran becomes a full member of a major regional bloc since its 1979 revolution. Iran is subject to unilateral sanctions. This means that SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] members don't recognise those as international sanctions and that's why they've accepted Iran's request for full membership.”

Senior researcher at the Tehran-based Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

19 Sep 2021 4 2

Hamidreza Azizi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran's approach towards the SCO [Shanghai Cooperation Organisation] is that it looks at it as a concert of non-Western great powers rather than a modern international organisation, and views it in an anti-Western or anti-US setting. This is despite the fact that countries such as Pakistan and India are US's close partners, and even Russia and China have never been willing to openly challenge the US on the global scene. The combination of these two misunderstandings, and also Iran's self-perception as a natural hegemon in West Asia, would make the whole thing appear to the Iranian leaders as Iran joining other anti-Western great powers to form a strong coalition that is going to challenge the US hegemony.”