Election Quote by Karim Sadjadpour

President Ahmadinejad is not the most powerful individual. At the same time, he is reflecting Iranian views right now, so it's difficult to neglect…

— Karim Sadjadpour

I think whenever Ahmadinejad opens his mouth in forums, especially in front of the U.N. General Assembly, those that are listening, especially Western officials,…

— Karim Sadjadpour

I think that the president of Iran has the authority wherever which - where - wherever the national interests of the country are involved…

— Hassan Rouhani

Ahmadinejad is just a buffoon, sort of a clown on the international scene who tries to be provocative so he can get his name…

— Jimmy Carter

The thing about Iran is there are many political factions and it's not quite the dictatorial, authoritarian state with one person always making every…

— Hooman Majd

It's very difficult to make predictions about the Iranian politics, but given the fact that Ahmadinejad was elected with a very clear purpose -…

— Gary Sick

An interesting thing about the religious people who run Iran is that one of their problems with Ahmadinejad, who they thought would be one…

— Hooman Majd

The most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of…

— Shirin Ebadi

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

No sensible Iranian leader is going to wage his country's survival on who gets elected president of the United States.

— John Mearsheimer

The legitimacy of the leadership depends on what that country thinks of its leaders. When we lay off, more and more Iranians tend to…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I really believe that actually Ahmadinejad undermines Iran far more than he enhances Iran's status. And I think we have to go back to…

— Karim Sadjadpour