I think the United States, whether you have a Democratic president or whether you have a Republican president, is bound by international law, whether some senators like it or not. Mohammad Javad Zarif binddemocraticinternational Change image and share on social
If we can ascertain and show to our people that the West is ready to deal with Iran on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interests and equal footing, then it will have an impact on almost every aspect of Iran's foreign policy behavior - and some aspects of Iran's domestic policy. Mohammad Javad Zarif ascertainaspectbasis share on social
That's the problem with the United States. It believes it can control everybody's behavior. Mohammad Javad Zarif behaviorbelievecontrol Change image and share on social
International regimes, international treaties, international norms are observed not because of the goodness of anybody but because they bring benefits. If they don't, then the longevity of those agreements come into jeopardy. Mohammad Javad Zarif agreementbenefitbring share on social
Iran is not in any sort of routine groupings. It's not an Arab country. It's not part of the Indian subcontinent. So it's in a neighborhood where it has some unique characteristics. We are a country which embraced Islam, learned Arabic, but didn't change its language or its culture... That's what keeps us unique. Mohammad Javad Zarif arabarabicchange share on social
Iran is not about building nuclear weapons. We don't wanna build nuclear weapons. We don't believe that nuclear weapons bring security to anybody, certainly not to us. Mohammad Javad Zarif bringbuildiran Change image and share on social
It's almost impossible to have security at the expense of insecurity of others. It's almost impossible to have prosperity when there is a huge problem of poverty and backwardness all over the world. Mohammad Javad Zarif backwardnessexpensehuge Change image and share on social
Nuclear talks are not about nuclear capability. They are about Iranian integrity and dignity. Mohammad Javad Zarif capabilitydignityintegrity Change image and share on social
I have no problem saying that I have differences in policy with the United States. Mohammad Javad Zarif differencepolicyproblem Change image and share on social
Even for defeating extremists, you need more than a military strategy. Mohammad Javad Zarif defeatextremistmilitary Change image and share on social