Words matter. These are the best Hassan Rouhani Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m committed to fulfilling my promises to my people, including my pledge to engage in constructive interaction with the world.
We are determined to provide for the nuclear fuel of such plants inside the country, at the hands of local Iranian scientists. We are going to follow on this path.
Anyone who understands the rudiments of politics doesn’t say, ‘We will stop Iran’s oil exports’… we have been the guarantor of the regional waterway’s security throughout history.
Assuming that Iran could become the only oil producer unable to export its oil is a wrong assumption… The United States will never be able to cut Iran’s oil revenues.
America should know that peace with Iran is the mother of all peace, and war with Iran is the mother of all wars.
We want the people, in their private lives, to be completely free, and in today’s world, having access to information and the right of free dialogue and the right to think freely is the right of all peoples, including the people of Iran.
The Iranian people, with regards to the policies of various American administrations in the past 30 years, are very worried. They don’t trust them.
The Islamic Republic has never sought tension in the region and does not want any trouble in global waterways, but it will not easily give up on its rights to export oil.
Global challenges require collective responses.
We are always in favour of diplomacy and talks… but talks need honesty. Trump’s call for direct talks is only for domestic consumption in America ahead of elections… and to create chaos in Iran.
It is incorrect and unwise to imagine that some day all producer countries will be able to export their surplus oil, and Iran will not be able to export its oil.
I’m not a historian. I’m a politician. What is important for us is that the countries of the region and the people grow closer to each other, and that they are able to prevent aggression and injustice.
I think that the president of Iran has the authority wherever which – where – wherever the national interests of the country are involved and, when it is necessary and expedient and required to speak and talk with others in order to promote the rights of its nation, that the president can take that initiative.
People are absolutely free to criticize the government and protest, but their protests should be in such a way as to improve the situation in the country and their life.
In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is – or should be – counterintuitive to pursue one’s interests without considering the interests of others.
The Americans have claimed they want to completely stop Iran’s oil exports. They don’t understand the meaning of this statement, because it has no meaning for Iranian oil not to be exported, while the region’s oil is exported.
The viewpoint of the government is that the people must have full access to all information worldwide.
Iran has never, is not, and will never seek nuclear weapons.
I’ve said before that I am not a historian and that when it comes to speaking of the dimensions of the Holocaust, it is the historians that should reflect on it.
On the nuclear issue, the first point is that the entire world must recognize that Iran does not seek a nuclear weapon, nor shall it seek a nuclear weapon.
All countries in my part of the world, we want democracy to prevail. I told the people, ‘If you want American policies to stop, we need to take action.’ We need to make the U.S. understand that its meddling is inappropriate.
No country by itself and in an isolated manner would ever be able to effectively address the challenges it faces.
No one is innocent, and people are allowed to criticize everyone.
When it comes to nuclear technology, the Iranian people are very sensitive. It is a part of our national pride, and nuclear technology has become indigenous.
The U.S. has always sought to sow intrigue against Iran but has never succeeded in the face of Iran’s greatness.
Criticism is different from violence and damaging public properties.
We believe that unilateral sanctions violate international law, in fact. They violate free trade. They violate human growth and development, human development, and that when you actually sanction a bank of a country, the meaning of it is quite clear. You’re sanctioning medicine for the people.
We are not seeking… and looking for war with any nations. We are seeking peace and stability among all the nations in the region.
International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.
To us, mastering the atomic fuel cycle and generating nuclear power is as much about diversifying our energy resources as it is about who Iranians are as a nation, our demand for dignity and respect, and our consequent place in the world.
