Argument Quote by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

If the nuclear dossier is referred to the U. N. Security Council, Iran will have to resume uranium enrichment.

— Ali Larijani

Reporting Iran's dossier to the UN Security Council will be unconstructive and the end of diplomacy.

— Ali Larijani

“being debated by the UN that involved imposing new sanctions on Iran. A similar surveillance document from August 2010 reveals that the United States…

— Glenn Greenwald

“When the day comes that Tehran can announce its nuclear capability, every shred of international law will have been discarded. The mullahs have publicly…

— Christopher Hitchens

When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.

— Condoleezza Rice

Iranian nuclear policy is transparent, and we have opened our facilities to United Nations inspectors. However, we will not abandon the great achievements of…

— Mir-Hossein Mousavi

They have been saying for a long time that Iraq made an effort to import active uranium, and my colleague demonstrated the other day…

— Hans Blix

Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy.

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.

— Shirin Ebadi

Rick Grenell, who is an old U.N. hand, talk on Fox News about really pressing to see if the Iranians are violating any of…

— George Stephanopoulos

I think [Republicans] would really like to rip up that [Iran nuclear agreement] and get a new one, but that's going to be very…

— George Stephanopoulos

Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if…

— Hamid-Reza Assefi