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

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

Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.

While living in exile I have become the loudspeaker for the people of Iran.

Iran, the Iranian government, has mentioned several times that it wouldn't attack Israel.

The life of a woman is worth half of that of a man [in Iran]. If a terrorist attacks me and my brother on the street and we are both injured the same, the compensation he receives is twice as much as the compensation that I would receive.

Every time I am fearful I think to myself, the reason they do this is to discourage me from doing what I do. Hence, if I discontinue my work I will have succumbed to my fears.