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Nader Hashemi

Inserted 1 month ago

“Biden isn't looking for a Mideast war during an election year. The GOP [Republican Party] are another matter. If, however, Iran were to directly hit targets within Israel or an Israeli embassy somewhere in the world, then Biden would be under huge domestic pressure to respond militarily. If this should happen, we would be on the precipice of a wider regional war, and Netanyahu's plan for instigating this crisis will have come to fruition.”

Aje

Associate professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University

12 Apr 2024 9 3

Mahjoob Zweiri

Inserted 3 months ago

“They [Iran] keep the enemy behind the borders, far away. They are not interested in any direct military confrontation which might lead to attacks on their cities or their homeland. They will maintain that status quo.”

Reuters

Director of the Gulf Studies Center in Doha, Qatar

04 Feb 2024 0 2

Ali Akbar Dareini

Inserted 4 months ago

“So far, both Iran and the US have acted within the framework of rational actors, because they are aware of the dangers of an all-out military conflict. In an election year, it would completely eliminate Biden's chances for re-election if American soldiers are killed. And a wider military confrontation would lead to more instability and a conflict whose repercussions will be unpredictable and would incur hefty costs for both sides. So, I don't expect to see an all-out war, but there is always a risk of miscalculations.”

Aljazeera

Tehran-based Middle East researcher and author

26 Dec 2023 5 1

Adrienne Watson

Inserted 4 months ago

“We know that Iran was deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea. This is consistent with Iran's long-term material support and encouragement of the Houthis' destabilising actions in the region. This is an international challenge that demands collective action.”

Aljazeera

White House national security spokeswoman

22 Dec 2023 3 4

Saeed Khatibzadeh

Inserted 1 year ago

“Khamenei told the emir [Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani] we have always said the negotiations must yield results, not waste time, and the Americans know what they need to do regarding this. It is very clear from the context of the leader's remarks that the ball is in the US court, which must make wise political decisions to fulfill its obligations.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Iran

21 May 2022 6 4

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.”

Aljazeera

Professor at the University of Tehran

30 Dec 2021 7 6

Robert Malley

Inserted 2 years ago

“It really depends on the pace of their nuclear process. If they halt the nuclear advances, we have more time. If they continue at their current pace, we have some weeks left but not much more than that, at which point the conclusion will be there's no deal to be revived.”

Aljazeera

US Special Envoy for Iran

21 Dec 2021 2 3

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.”

Aljazeera

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator

22 Nov 2021 6 3

Lloyd Austin

Inserted 2 years ago

“The United States remains committed to preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon. And we remain committed to a diplomatic outcome of the nuclear issue. But if Iran isn't willing to engage seriously, then we will look at all of the options necessary to keep the United States secure.”

Aljazeera

US Secretary of Defense

20 Nov 2021 2 2

Jake Sullivan

Inserted 2 years ago

“Part of the reason the president [Joe Biden] wants to have the chance to coordinate closely with our European partners, particularly with the E3 who are part of the talks, is for us to have a united front after the four years of division on the Iran policy in the last administration. We are alarmed and concerned by the steps that they have taken since they left the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA]. Within the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, there were constraints on that programme that were significant and substantial. We had a lid on that programme. Now we do not because we don't have that deal.”

Aljazeera

US National Security Adviser

26 Oct 2021 5 4

Robert Malley

Inserted 2 years ago

“We're in a critical phase of the efforts to see whether we can revive the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action]. We've had a hiatus of many months and the official reasons given by Iran for why we're in this hiatus are wearing very thin. We will continue to pursue diplomacy, even as we pursue other steps if we face a world in which we need to do that.”

Rferl

US Special Envoy for Iran

25 Oct 2021 3 2

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.”

Rferl

US Special Envoy for Iran

25 Oct 2021 4 3

Ned Price

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have made very clear that we are prepared, willing and able to return to Vienna as soon as we have a partner to negotiate with. It is important for the parties to come back together to continue, to resume where we left off in Vienna after the sixth round, so that we can resume this seventh round on the basis of what we have accomplished to date.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson for the United States Department of State

07 Oct 2021 1 2

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.”

Reuters

Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran

02 Oct 2021 4 1

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.”

Aljazeera

Visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

19 Sep 2021 13 3

Rose Gottemoeller

Inserted 2 years ago

“There's an eerie similarity between what we're seeing in Iran with enrichment and in North Korea with the cruise missile test. They're both trying to set the negotiating table in their favor as the Biden administration finally turns to them.”

Nytimes

Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. State Department

14 Sep 2021 4 4

Antony Blinken

Inserted 2 years ago

“I'm not going to put a date on it but we are getting closer to the point at which a strict return to compliance with the old deal does not reproduce the benefits that agreement achieved. As time goes on and as Iran continues to make advances in its nuclear program, including spinning more sophisticated centrifuges, enriching more material, learning more, there is a point at which it would be very difficult to regain all of the benefits of the restrictions Iran agreed to six years ago. We're not at that point yet, but it's getting closer.”

Nytimes

U.S. Secretary of State

10 Sep 2021 1 2

Andrea Gacki

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Iranian government's kidnapping plot is another example of its continued attempt to silence critical voices, wherever they may be. Targeting dissidents abroad demonstrates that the government's repression extends far beyond Iran's borders.”

Rferl

Director of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control

03 Sep 2021 3 2

Joe Biden

Inserted 2 years ago

“We're also going to discuss [with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett] the threat from Iran and our commitment to ensure Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. We're putting diplomacy first and seeing where that takes us. But if diplomacy fails, we're ready to turn to other options.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

27 Aug 2021 5 3

Ebrahim Raisi

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Americans must answer to the world's public opinion why they did not implement their commitments under the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] and exited this international accord.”

Aljazeera

President of Iran

22 Aug 2021 4 3

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“They [Iran] keep the enemy behind the borders, far away. They are not interested in any direct military confrontation which might lead to attacks on their cities or their homeland. They will maintain that status quo.”

“It really depends on the pace of their nuclear process. If they halt the nuclear advances, we have more time. If they continue at their current pace, we have some weeks left but not much more than that, at which point the conclusion will be there's no deal to be revived.”

“The United States remains committed to preventing Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon. And we remain committed to a diplomatic outcome of the nuclear issue. But if Iran isn't willing to engage seriously, then we will look at all of the options necessary to keep the United States secure.”

“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.”

“There's an eerie similarity between what we're seeing in Iran with enrichment and in North Korea with the cruise missile test. They're both trying to set the negotiating table in their favor as the Biden administration finally turns to them.”

“The Iranian government's kidnapping plot is another example of its continued attempt to silence critical voices, wherever they may be. Targeting dissidents abroad demonstrates that the government's repression extends far beyond Iran's borders.”

“We're also going to discuss [with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett] the threat from Iran and our commitment to ensure Iran never develops a nuclear weapon. We're putting diplomacy first and seeing where that takes us. But if diplomacy fails, we're ready to turn to other options.”

“The Americans must answer to the world's public opinion why they did not implement their commitments under the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] and exited this international accord.”

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