-Why Don’t We Have Relations with America?
"America is our enemy." (February 20, 1980)
-But they don’t seem to have any issues with us?
"The greatest naivety is to think that America has given up on opposing us and the revered Islam." (November 30, 1988)
-Can’t the enmity be resolved?
"Don’t think that having relations with America is in our best interest. It’s like the relationship between a sheep and a wolf! The relationship between a sheep and a wolf is not a safe relationship for the sheep." (October 26, 1979)
-Does that mean Iran will never "establish relations with them?
"Only if they become decent and end their oppressive actions." (October 28, 1984)