Mohammad Javad Zarif Quotes

If we must fight, then by God we will fight. And I hope they [the Croats and Bosnians] will not be so crazy as to fight against us. Because if we don’t know how to work well or to do business, at least we know how to fight well.

If you seek peace, we do not want War. But if you want War, we will accept it unhesitatingly.

We've never declared war on anybody. We [Iran] defended ourselves against wars that were imposed on us. We have no desire to engage in confrontation with anybody.

Our country has never started a war. Our sole objective is deterrence, the strength and capability it takes to prevent war.

No man could know whether war might not at any moment break out.

Repel force by force

This terrible scourge of mankind, worse than famine or pestilence, ought not to be resorted to until every reasonable expedient has been adopted to avert it. When aggressions have been committed by the sovereign or representatives of the will of a nation, negotiation ought in all cases to be first tried, unless the rights of self-defense demand a contrary course.

You have to talk to them before you think about bombing them.

He was afraid of war [with America]. Stain never did anything to provoke a war with the United States. He knew his weakness

Weapons are only weapons if you’re willing to use them.

When it comes to China’s relationship with foreign countries, it is of course better to have peace. But before we can have real peace, China must be ready to fight. If we give in to every demand, then the more we seek peace, the less likely we are going to get it.

Those who want peace should prepare for war and be strong.

I would not want to be a leader of a country that had launched ICBMs against the United States.

Send Iran a clear message that if we are assaulted, we will meet it and trump it.

America is carrying out policies against Russia and its leadership. They know I'm among those ready to give my life for Russia and that I have a good army capable of attacking and defending. We'll see who comes out on top.

Those who make war against the United States have chosen their own destruction.

War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary.

Peace is purchased from strength. It's not purchased from weakness or unilateral retreats.

Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

He said that if we were going to have a war, they would never be the first ones to start it.

We did not start a fight with America, and we don't want a war with America. If someone launches an attack, though, we will respond. We will not take rejection or humiliation. We do not want to fight.

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of 'balance' and 'deterrence'.

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.

First and foremost arms are tools in the service of rival nations, pointing at the possibility of a future war.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.