“Iran has shifted its status from a defensive to an offensive position,”
Alireza Jafarzadeh
“Iran feels that, strategically, they cannot have any serious dialogue with the U.S. without being in a position of power, which is to continue the research and one day build an atomic weapon.”
David Rabeeya
“Iran is striving to take a dominant position in the region, and its nuclear program is the most suitable means of achieving this.”
Alexei Arbatov
“The British government's position is that prisoners -- regardless of their technical status -- should be treated humanely and in accordance with customary international law, ... We have always made that clear and the Americans have said they share this view.”
Jack Straw
“there has to be a graduated series of steps to bring Iran back to a position of negotiations and suspension of its nuclear activities.”
Nicholas Burns
“Our position is that the (Iran) dossier should be referred to the council.”
Javier Solana
“The substantive position (of Iran) has not changed.”
