Hashemi Rafsanjani quotes - page 2

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was an influential Iranian politician, writer, and one of the founding figures of the Islamic Republic. A prominent statesman, he served as President of Iran and held key roles during and after the Iranian Revolution. He played a central part in shaping Iran’s domestic and foreign policies. Here are 37 of his quotes:

Look, as long as we can enrich uranium and master the fuel cycle, we don't need anything else. Our neighbors will be able to draw the proper conclusions. (Hashemi Rafsanjani)
You need diplomacy and not slogans. This is the place for wisdom, the place for seeking windows that will take you to the objective. View quote
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Hashemi Rafsanjani: Take Palestine, for example. We give support to the mujahideen in Palestine. Are they Shiites? No, they are Sunnis. Moreover, they are zealous Sunnis. Hamas is zealous with regard to Sunni Islam, but because of their Jihad and resistance, we supply them with aid. Likewise, when we supplied support in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo – were they Shiite? It's not like that. Similarly, in Afghanistan, when we gave supported to the Jihad of the mujahideen, we support all the groups – Sunni and Shiite alike – as much as we could. In the Iraq of Saddam Hussein, many of our Sunni brothers found refuge in Iran, just like the Shiite brothers. In Lebanon as well, we gave support when Israel invaded Lebanese territories and occupied them. We gave support to whoever resisted the Israeli occupation in Lebanon. The late sheik Sa'id Sha'ban, who was a close friend of Iran – was he Shiite? He was a Sunni scholar. It's not like that. It is not part of our plan... View quote
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We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it. View quote
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When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks. View quote
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The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons. View quote
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I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people. I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people. View quote
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Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities. View quote
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Both of them were the children of the United States. They sacrificed their children for the benefit of the others. But they were not very devoted children of the United States. View quote
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And I gave this directive to them, that if they free our assets in the United States, that would be a sign of goodwill. I have the same idea this time. View quote
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Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about this, and we predicted that she would have a more emotional approach to this. (Hashemi Rafsanjani)
And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lot of positive acts. After we helped in those crises, they showed negative acts and the Japanese and Turks were ashamed. View quote
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Hashemi Rafsanjani

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Photo: Fars News Agency   , CC BY 4.0
Occupation: Iranian Politician
Born: August 25, 1934
Died: January 8, 2017
Quotes count: 37
Wikipedia: Hashemi Rafsanjani

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