Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Quotes

A collection of quotes by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934-2017) was an influential Iranian politician. He served as the fourth President of Iran from 1989 to 1997, and before that, held various key positions within the Islamic Republic, including Speaker of the Parliament and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts. Known for his pragmatism and moderate views, Rafsanjani played a pivotal role during the Iran-Iraq War and advocated for economic development and international engagement. His tenure was marked by efforts to rebuild Iran's economy and bridge ideological divides. Rafsanjani passed away in 2017, leaving behind a complicated legacy in Iranian politics.

We do not trust the goodwill of the U.S. They have cut the t

We do not trust the goodwill of the U.S. They have cut the ties.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

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I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt posit

I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time.

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And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lo

And they said if we help with the crisis, they would do a lot of positive acts. After we helped in those crises, they showed negative acts and the Japanese and Turks were ashamed.

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I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe a

I believe the main solution is to gain the trust of Europe and America and to remove their concerns over the peaceful nature of our nuclear industry and to assure them that there will never be a diversion to military use.

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The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities f

The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani