It's important to us that actions by states on the subcontinent are done in ways that aren't provocative, in ways that aren't threatening. I think that by all accounts that test met that criteria.

It's important to us that actions by states on the subcontinent are done in ways that aren't provocative, in ways that aren't threatening. I think that by all accounts the test met that criteria.

The United States encourages the government of Tunisia to continue to take further actions consistent with its declared intentions to engage in greater democratic reform.

The regime in Iran continues to make provocative statements and take provocative actions that only further isolate it from the rest of the international community.

All provocative actions such as the one Ariel Sharon undertook and caused all the repercussions and the sad events in the territories ... we need that those kind of provocative actions cease to exist and not to be repeated,

I think that provocative statements and actions only further isolate Iran from the rest of the world.