Country Quote by Ruhollah Khomeini

Iran is an island of stability in a turbulent corner of the world

— Jimmy Carter

Iran is a country of 80 million people, educated and dynamic. It sits astride a crucial part of the world. It cannot be sanctioned…

— Fareed Zakaria

The Iranian regime, in my mind, is the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East.

— Jim Mattis

I think Iran is the kind of place where it's difficult to predict what's going to trigger structural change. It's hard to also predict…

— Azadeh Moaveni

When we empower Iran, then get ready for more unrest and more murder and more violence in the Middle East.

— Chris Christie

If Iran obtains nuclear weapons, then almost certainly Saudi Arabia will do the same, as will Egypt, Turkey and perhaps others in the region.

— John Bolton

Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.

— Shimon Peres

A nuclear armed Iran makes the world less safe, less stable, less secure.

— John Barrasso

Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

There is very little hope that the United States or anyone else can do much to stabilize Iraq, Libya, Syria or Egypt. Stabilizing Iran,…

— Stephen Kinzer

Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.

— Leon Panetta

If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.

— George W. Bush