Iran is a rich country, and if the people of this country are poor, it's because of the wrong policies of the government.

When there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.

Unfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights. I am referring to the case of the Guantánamo Bay prisoners. This violation of the rights of prisoners has been so unbelievable that the United Nations has reminded the United States repeatedly that the treatment of prisoners should take place according to the preestablished conventions of the United Nations.

Europe clearly is the only place where people can speak up critically, and this is a unique cultural value.

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

We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.

Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that are written during that time.