"That is including Iraq, Afghanistan,etc. So,the scale of violations that have been committed there and the scale of active killing and death due to a lack of humanitarian service, access to health,etc., exceeds any other catastrophe on the Planet."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Meir Javedanfar,an Iranian-born Middle East analyst in Tel Aviv says that he thinks the United States will have to make substantial concessions before the Iranian leadership considers improving ties with Washington: "I think if America can offer Iran something that has equal value or exceeds the value of Iran's nuclear program, then the Iranians might consider it.

VOA: standard.2009.03.21