Tag: Ali-Akbar Salehi

"We're in this pickle because Iran's nuclear program is advancing to a point beyond which it has any conventional rationale."

“You cannot put the genie back into the bottle — once you know how to do stuff, you know."

White House and State Department officials are not expecting the Iranians to return to the talks in Vienna that are scheduled to resume on Wednesday.

Israel is not concerned about Iran's ability to avenge the ferocious attacks on key personnel and facilities connected to its nuclear program.

“Thanks to the pressure of world major powers, we are able to easily manufacture the best centrifuges.”

“We currently have 1,044 centrifuges in [the Fordo nuclear facility], and if the establishment wants, we will restart 20% uranium enrichment in Fordo.”

“If we have to go back and withdraw from the nuclear deal, we certainly do not go back to where we were before.”

"Instead of building this factory in the next seven or eight years, we built it during the negotiations but did not start it."

Salehi quoted historian Arnold Toynbee, who predicted that if the Islamic people were freed from their shackles, the world would see the emergence of a civilization which would challenge the West.

It appears Iran is telegraphing its intended breaches of the agreement in advance.

Iran is serious in its intention to improve relations with Saudi Arabia, hoping that both sides will try to revive the lost trust, Ali-Akbar...