Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche.

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.

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

People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites - let's say the sites around Iran - where they can easily engage in wide- scale contacts with others.

I think everyone must settle for what is in the parameter of their own rights. No one must have an evil intention toward the territorial benefit or integrity of other nations.

I will only accept something as truth if I am actually convinced of it.

The German people of today bear no guilt. Why are the German people not permitted the right to defend themselves? Why are the crimes of one group emphasized so greatly, instead of highlighting the great German cultural heritage? Why should the Germans not have the right to express their opinion freely?