John Kerry Quotes

All around the world one heard or read that there was no connection between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda.

There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq.

If the principle product of the Middle East were broccoli, we would not worry about the Middle East.

Iran's stance has always been clear on this ugly phenomenon (Israel). We have repeatedly said that this cancerous tumor of a state should be removed from the region. No one will allow a bunch of thugs, lechers and outcasts from London, America and Moscow to rule over the Palestinians.

[Roots of terrorism] come out of a long dialectic of U.S. involvement in the affairs of the Islamic world, the oil-producing world, the Arab world, the Middle East - those areas that are considered to be essential to U.S. interests and security.

Did business with Qatar, a US ally which protects al-Qaeda.

If you study the behavior or the attitude of Syria, Iran, and U.S., you understand that these three countries can't come to terms with each other.

Every Arab nation votes against us at least two thirds of the time.

If Tehran insists on combining the Persian imperial tradition with contemporary Islamic fervor, then a collision with America — and, indeed, with its negotiating partners … — is unavoidable. Iran simply cannot be permitted to fulfill a dream of imperial rule in a region of such importance to the rest of the world.

The Iranians are not part of the “axis of Evil”. They are part of the axis of Medieval.

What starts in the Middle East never stays in the Middle East..

I think it's reality that Iran is going to have influence in Iraq. All elements of Iraq accepted that.

One of the greatest fears of the Arab world is a direct conflict between Israel and the Islamic State.

I don't think it's hypothetical whether or not it's a good idea to topple secular dictators in the Middle East and hope to get a good outcome and hope that stability comes thereafter.

America's decline would set in motion tectonic shifts undermining the political stability of the entire Middle East.

Generally, studios are adverse to making films about war in the Middle East. They'd much rather make a film with a superhero or an alien or a robot.

Russia and Iran back Assad, but are they fighting Daesh? The answer is 'no.'

Syria is still the foundation of the axis of evil, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to transfer Israel's northern front to the axis of evil.

Israel is part of the free world led by the United States, no matter what.

If Israel did not exist, the United Nations would go out of business.

My academic specialization is Arab-Israel relations.

The focus is on the Middle East, so there are a lot of eyes on the battlefield. But there are other things that are happening around the world, in Northern Africa, things happen in the Southern Hemisphere and in Central and South America.

What is the one country in the Middle East that has not been attacked by ISIS? One. That is Iran. That is more than happenstance, I'm sure.

Even when you just hear the word 'Syria,' it packs a lot of political connotations.

As long as Iran's aggressive policies continue, it's going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.