No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world.

Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with the fear.

Akbar Ganji was in prison for six years, and that was it...for six years, and it was finished. Of course the Iranian government could make up some stories and accuse him of some other things, but the international support didn't let the government do that.

The history and our experience shows that Democrats and Republicans think the same way in some cases, and their ideas aren't very different when it comes to international relations.

Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.

My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.