More Quotes
White House spokesman Jay Carney – “They [Iran] need to get right with the world and live up to their obligations with regards to their nuclear program. We will continue to pursue that going forward in the wake of this very alarming report.”
From: Jerusalem Post
Foreign Secretary William Hague – “For these reasons in common with France and in consultation with our European partners, the United Kingdom will abstain on any vote on full Palestinian membership of the UN.”
From the Associated Press
International Atomic Energy Agency report – “The agency has serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions to Iran’s nuclear program. The information indicates that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device.”
From the Jerusalem Post
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (Ynetnews, 8/11): “Today there is a real chance to conclude talks whose results should be an agreement restoring trust in the purely peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program. Disrupting this chance by demanding swift imposition of sanctions would be a serious mistake.”
Shimon Peres, President of the State of Israel (Israel Hayom, 6/11): “Iran is nearing atomic weapons and in the time left we must turn to the world’s nations and demand (they) fulfil their promise … which is not merely passing sanctions. It must be understood that this problem is not just ours but the entire world’s. Iran threatens not only Israel. What needs to be done must be done and there is a long list of options.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Haaretz, 3/11):
Such steps will not advance peace; they will only push it further away. The only way to reach peace is through direct negotiations without preconditions.