“I hope South Africa will, rather than taking position in the middle,... use its moral high ground to help in our effort to drive Iranian leadership in different direction.”
“Everyone wants a political settlement, everyone wants a diplomatic solution, but for that to be successful the political leadership needs to come to the conclusion that they need to give up their nuclear ambitions.”
“There are those who would argue that conversion is not proliferation-significant because it does not produce weapons-grade material, but from our perspective, conversion is another step forward to acquire enrichment capability.”
“The reason why we are reporting this to the Security Council is to move diplomacy to a new phase so that we can see if we can achieve a political settlement.”
“It is time to send a clear and unequivocal message to the Iranian regime about the concerns of the international community by reporting this issue to the Security Council.”
“The authorities in Tehran, rather than threatening the world, should listen to the world and take the steps necessary to start regaining its confidence.”
“We are not now seeking sanctions or other punitive measures on Iran. We seek a carefully calibrated approach in which the [security] council applies escalating measures on Iran's regime.”
