Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#directive #free #gave #goodwill #i

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#after #ashamed #crises #crisis #help

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#both #children #devoted #others #sacrificed

Condi Rice talks tough but she cannot be tough herself. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#herself #rice #she #talks #tough

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#charge #example #goodwill #i #indicated

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#i #idea #intends #iraq #iraqi

I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#begin #behavior #doing #evil #expect

I'm not satisfied with the progress of the work, but I am happy that the talks are going on. It might have a negative effect if the United States joins. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#effect #going #happy #i #i am

If we have any problems, it's always with the government of the United States. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#any #government #problems #states #united

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. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#approach #bit #emotional #gotten #miss