Iranian thinking

Iranian Presidential Candidate: No Concessions On Nuclear Program

Iranian reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi has announced that he will not back down from Iran's declared aims for its nuclear program.

Source: Aftab, Iran, April 3, 2009

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Senior Iranian Official: Renewal of Relations with the U.S. – Only after We Attain Atomic Bomb

Iranian Guardians Council member Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer Kharrazi, secretary-general of the conservative Hizbullah-Iran organization, said at rally in Gilan Province that Iran would renew its relations with the U.S. only after attaining an atomic bomb. He said: "The minute we attain an atomic bomb, we will establish relations with the U.S.

Source: Shabestan (Iran), March 16, 2009.

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IRGC Deputy Cmdr: U.S. Fears Iran

Mohammad Hejazi, deputy commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), has said that the change in the U.S.'s strategy towards Iran stems from the U.S.'s understanding that it cannot confront Iran's strength.

He added that Iran would soon present new aerial defense and missile accomplishments.

Source: Fars, Iran, April 4, 2009