“Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.” IfsCountryMatterLawDesireChoicesViewsMajorityIntentionWestIranMonopolyBenignCondescending Author:Azar Nafisi
“I left Iran back in 1985. I lived in Turkey for a while, then I went to Germany. I joined a theater company there, and we toured the country.” CountryLeftCompanyTheaterGermanyIranTurkeys Author:Navid Negahban
“Iran also has an extensive missile development programme. Iranian officials declare that the range of their modified Shahab-3 missiles is 2,000km, putting allied countries such as Turkey, Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria within reach.” CountryDevelopmentRangeOfficialsIranTurkeysGreeceMissilesIranianProgrammesWithin ReachRomaniaBulgaria Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to convince Russian and China and Iran, Pakistan, all these other countries, to sign? They simply won't. (The US government) feels it's against their constitutional right to bear arms, or they've said that it's needed in North and South Korea, on the border. I don't think any of these are good enough excuses for the damage.” IfsThinkingWorldFeelsSaidCountryEnoughGovernmentLeaderArmsBearsNeededSouthExcuseChinaBordersUpsetDamageConvinceIranGood EnoughOther CountriesPakistanKoreaRight To Bear ArmsSouth KoreaNorth And SouthLandmines Author:Angelina Jolie
“That Iran is willing to threaten Israel is wrong[. . . .] We pose no threat and if we are conducting nuclear research and development we are no threat to Israel. We have no intention of aggression against any country. [. . .] Today we announce to you that the political will of Iran is aimed at the negotiated settlement of the case and we dont want to aggravate the situation in our region[. . . .] We know that this issue can be settled in a constructive dialogue and we welcome that.” IfsKnowsWantCountryTodayPoliticalSituationCasesIssuesWillingDevelopmentResearchThreatIntentionIsraelNuclearDialogueWelcomeRegionsIranAggressionConstructiveSettlementConductingResearch And DevelopmentPolitical Will Author:Ali Larijani
“If Iran wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.” IfsWantCountryNormalCongressTreatedIran Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“There's no embassy for the United States in Iran. So, Iranians process those in other countries.” CountryStatesProcessUnitedUnited StatesIranOther CountriesEmbassy Author:Judy Woodruff
“Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely.” CountryGovernmentStrongProgramLogicNuclearPeacefulFirmOfficialsIranNegotiationDiplomacyForeignersGuidelinesGovernment Officials Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Newspapers are closed if they print the wrong things in Iran. Iranian journalists or Iranian-American journalists, for that matter, I think are pressured in a lot of different ways, expected to give information to intelligence services. Americans can be thrown out of the country.” IfsThinkingWayGivingDifferentCountryMatterInformationExpectedNewspapersJournalistDifferent WaysThrownIranPrintWrong ThingsIranianPressuredIntelligence Services Author:Steve Inskeep
“Since Khomeini's death, the popular appeal of an Islamic state - and of fundamentalism - has surely dimmed. Thinkers still debate and warriors kill, but no country seems prepared to emulate Iran. Perhaps revolutions happen only under majestic leaders, and no one like Khomeini has since appeared.” StillsCountryStatesSeemsHappensLeaderRevolutionPreparedDebateWarriorAppealsIslamicIranThinkerFundamentalismEmulateMajesticIslamic StateKhomeini Author:Ruhollah Khomeini
“Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.” ThinkingCountryFactsProblemWeakIranGreat Country Author:Shimon Peres
“There is no crisis in this country that requires us to set up a crisis headquarters. Iran is currently in a good situation.” CountrySituationCrisisIranHeadquarters Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi