Better Quote by Robert C. O'Brien

If America puts the enmity aside, if it initiates good will, and if it compensates for the past, the future situation between the United…

— Hassan Rouhani

Engaging Iran won't guarantee improved U.S.-Iranian relations or a more stable Gulf region. But not engaging means more of the same.

— Samantha Power

Americans have eliminated Iran's worst enemies, the Taliban in Afghanistan and Saddam [Hussein]. I occasionally threatened my Iranian counterpart in Kabul that one day…

— Zalmay Khalilzad

Imagine how difficult this issue would be if Iran had a nuclear weapon. And so therefore it's up to the international community, including the…

— George W. Bush

The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

— Shirin Ebadi

Unfortunately the situation of human rights in Iran isn't improving. Some of the newspapers were shut down and the government didn't try to reopen…

— Shirin Ebadi

In short, the time has come for us as American and Iranian citizens to apply our mutual energy, intellect, and goodwill toward strengthening relations…

— Cyrus Vance

Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United States and…

— Barack Obama

If the people of the United States come to Iran and see its ancient history and nature of Iran, and the people of Iran…

— Hassan Rouhani

The U.S. has always sought to sow intrigue against Iran but has never succeeded in the face of Iran's greatness.

— Hassan Rouhani

The more patient we are, the closer the Iranians get to a nuclear weapon.

— Charlie Rose

“Since the inception of the Islamic Republic, the United States has pursued a policy of containment in various forms, essentially relying on political coercion…

— Ray Takeyh