The Israeli regime is a tool in the hands of Zionists to control the Middle-East and the entire world.

Of course, one cannot get to know a country like the United States in short visits.

We are not afraid of nuclear weapons. The point is that if we had in fact wanted to build a nuclear bomb, we are brave enough to say that we want it. But we never do that.

I pass no judgment about historic events. I defend the human freedoms. Whatever event has taken place throughout history, or hasn't taken place, I cannot judge that.

Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.

The United States has never entered a serious war, and has never been victorious.

Every year, millions of people from Iran and Iraq travel to each other's countries, and we also have marriages between Iraqis and Iranians. Many Iranians were born in Iraq, and many Iraqis were born in Iran. This is a kind of special, cordial amicable ties.