Challenges Quote by Barack Obama

Iranians have suffered economically under the U.S.-led sanctions.

— Bob Beckel

If (the West) shows its rigidity by making unjust decisions and putting their threats into practice, the Iranian people will not be the only…

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

[Iranians] are destabilizing governments in the region. They continue to support Hezbollah and Hamas in Lebanon against Israel. A lot of work that we…

— Hillary Clinton

It is clear that there are reasons for discontent in Iran - economic and political reasons. We have told the Iranian leadership repeatedly that…

— Sigmar Gabriel

There are those who simply want to live their lives, and feel they cannot live the way they want to in Iran. Others are…

— Asghar Farhadi

We have a rare chance to pursue a new path, a different, better future that delivers progress for both our peoples and the wider…

— Barack Obama

We need a dialogue with the Iranians, and it is going to take both carrots and sticks. We employed very tough economic sanctions, and…

— Sam Nunn

Now, the Iranian people are a great people, and Persian civilization is a great civilization. Iran has acted in ways that's not conducive to…

— Barack Obama

Iran is nothing but trouble, and always has been that.

— Jay Rockefeller

Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.

— Leon Panetta

Iran is an unapologetic sponsor of global terrorism, and cutting off Iran's ability to finance those activities is necessary.

— Cindy Hyde-Smith

The international community is unwilling to accept the policies of the Iranian regime, which gives financial support to terrorist organizations all over the world,…

— Moshe Katsav