Al Quote by Peter Bergen

Iran of course is Shiite, while the bulk of the Arabs are Sunni, that is a problem or could be a problem. Also, there…

— Samuel P. Huntington

For three years now, probably more, there is a clear common interest developed between Israel and the leading Sunni moderate entities. The Emirates, Saudi…

— Ehud Barak

To Arab Sunni Islamists, Iranians are gabrs (Zoroastrians) while Shi'ites, including Arab ones, are rafidis (heretics) who must be “re-converted” or put to death.

— Amir Taheri

Hamas and Hezbollah operate within geopolitical norms. They can be negotiated and reasoned with. ISIL is a different animal altogether - a religious cult…

— Malcolm Nance

The idea that Hezbollah is acting as an agent of Iran is very dubious. It's not accepted by specialists on Iran or specialists on…

— Noam Chomsky

If you look at all those terrorist groups - I'm talking, going back, Hezbollah, Hamas, al-Nusra, al-Qaeda, ISIS - they're all proxy armies in…

— Lawrence Wright

Iran is also engaged in the fight against ISIL for reasons of its own that include a desire not to see a reasonably friendly…

— David Ignatius

We can't say whether Tehran is supporting Al Qaeda, but we do know that al-Qaida people come here from Pakistan through Iran.

— Zalmay Khalilzad

When we strengthen our relations with the Gulf states, when we cooperate with the Arabs, everybody asks if we are looking for a new…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Iranians are abusing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to gain more support from radical elements in the region.

— Tzipi Livni

Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea. It's the route for them to arm Hezbollah in…

— Mitt Romney

[A conflict of Sunni vs. Shia] is in the mind of the Saudis, and this is in the minds of the Wahabists. [The Iranians]…

— Bashar al-Assad