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Iran wants an Iraq that will not pose threats to it. Tehran doesn't want to suffer more from Iraq.

Davoud Hermidas Bavand

Tehran is very expensive.

Mahmud Ahmadinejad

[Addressing a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, entitled] The World Without Zionism ... To those who doubt, to those who ask is it possible, or those who do not believe, I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible.

Mahmud Ahmadinejad

Taking an anti-Israel position is certainly not going to hurt him in the public mind. His attitude says that 'no one is going to shut me up' and probably goes down pretty well with [average people] in Tehran.

Gary Sick

My feeling is that relations with the U.S. are much more important to Russia than relations with Tehran. In case Iran doesn't make any deal on Monday, Russia will slowly move on the side of U.S. and EU.

Victor Yasmann

The Russian embassy in Tehran gave to the Iranian side an official note saying that the previous Russian proposal of the creation … of a joint Russian-Iranian company to enrich uranium remains in force.

Foreign Ministry

Russia's plan is at a stage of serious consideration, and negotiations on it are ongoing. Agreement between Tehran and Moscow has already been reached on certain points of Russia's proposals, in particular on increasing the number of participants in the project.

Manouchehr Mottaki

(Tehran) is now using the tactic of dragging out talks as long as possible. I do not think we can expect Iran to clarify its position any time soon. I would rather suggest that this will not happen before March 6.

Konstantin Kosachev

A similar scenario would be an optimal way out of the Iranian deadlock, especially if the United States provides Tehran with guarantees that it would not attack Iran.

Vladimir Yevseyev

Once this is on the agenda of the Security Council we foresee a graduated approach to bringing additional pressure on the leadership in Tehran to achieve a negotiated settlement. The collective goal in Vienna is to encourage the leadership in Tehran to take those steps that will allow them to start regaining the confidence of the international community.

Gregg Schulte

I would welcome more flexibility from Tehran in connection with the well-known Russian proposal on joint uranium enrichment, and not place bets on the demonstration of some new types of weapons.

Konstantin Kosachev

The authorities in Tehran, rather than threatening the world, should listen to the world and take the steps necessary to start regaining its confidence.

Gregory Schulte