The truth is that investment in Iran is going well and we are not concerned.

We will continue to meet our obligations to all of our customers.

We strongly believe there is no reason for sanctions but in any case we will not cut our oil exports.

There's no truth to that whatsoever. Our investment equity group from early on remains 100 percent in tact.

The policies of the previous governments, has distanced the Islamic republic from its revolutionary origins and produced a damaging laxity.

The president, defined the attempts by the governments of the past 16 years to bring to the table a dialogue with Europe and to try and reduce tensions, as a waste of time which has so far not produced any tangible results for our country.