Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

“We don't have a problem with the people of America, but we have a problem with the government of America.”

“The Americans are the great Satan, the wounded snake.”

“The issue of Palestine is not an issue of which we can be indifferent.”

“If one day, a new Islamic state is established, that will be the day of the advent of Islam's glory.”

“Our revolution's main message is independence, freedom and the Islamic republic.”

“Moderation is the way of the Prophet and the imams.”

“The main problem of the Islamic world is the division among Muslims.”

“The country cannot be run by just one faction. It requires all factions to work together.”

“The sanctions are a cruel and unjust tool. They hurt ordinary people.”

“We have to create an atmosphere of freedom for the people, for the parties, for the press.”

“If one day the Islamic world is also equipped with weapons like those Israel possesses now, then the imperialists' strategy will reach a standstill.”

“Dialogue is the only way to solve problems, not war.”

“We have to open up our country to the world. Isolation is not a solution.”

“The economy is the main challenge. We must solve the problems of unemployment and inflation.”

“Women's rights are part of Islam. We must respect them.”

“The Zionist regime is a cancerous tumor in the heart of the Islamic world.”