"I firmly believe it is in Iran's interest not to develop nuclear weapons, because it would trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and be profoundly destabilizing in all sorts of ways."

VOA: special.2009.05.23

I think, was to develop their interest in Asia.

我想，是增加他们在亚洲的知名度。

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