The issue is the base that Israel wanted to have there — why? That’s the question.

A base is not a tourist center; it’s not a Riviera of tourism. This base is military, and military means attacking or defending.

There is no place to defend Israel in Somalia, so what we are seeing is that Israel is preparing or positioning itself to attack someone else.

We don’t have Israeli security forces in Somalia yet, and we don’t see them coming in the near future as well.

But if that were to happen, that would be another day and another discussion.

We will fight in our capacity — of course, we will defend ourselves. We are against that and we will never allow that.

Bannon was laundering money for evil people.

Today, the world has awakened. They always thought of Israel as a democratic entity similar to the Western culture, but it appears that this is an entity that gathered all the brutal crimes throughout human history. The world feels quite angry.

There is unprecedented sympathy towards the Palestinian. I've seen and I've met many European and American journalists, and they told me that there is a real change, a real shift in the sentiments of the youth and the level of social media, universities, and public opinion.

The world is realizing that Israel is a moral burden, a political burden, and an economic burden as well. It's bleeding the money from the United States.

Attack is the best defense. We have to confirm that it is a pariah entity and it is a burden to the world and to turn it into an entity with no legitimacy. Very similar to the apartheid system regime in South Africa.

We should not keep ourselves in that small corner. We have a just cause, and who's to be blamed and held accountable is the party that committed the genocide.

Why have we insisted on enrichment so much, and are we not willing to give it up, even if war is imposed on us? Because no one has the right to tell us what we should and shouldn't have.

This is based on the principle of negotiation of domination. We have the right to enrich.

If there are questions, we answer; if there is no trust, we create trust. But no one has the right to tell us that you shouldn't have it because I want it so.

Enrichment is important. But besides that, it is more important that the Islamic Republic of Iran proves that it does not take orders from anyone and does not accept domination from anyone.

If there is any question, any ambiguity regarding the goals of Iran's peaceful nuclear program, we will answer, we will resolve the ambiguity, and the only way is through diplomacy.

They tried other ways, but it did not work. They bombed our facilities, but the result they wanted was not achieved. Knowledge cannot be destroyed by bombing. Technology cannot be destroyed.

There is no other option but to negotiate. This is what I told the American team a couple of days ago.

Negotiations will only come to fruition when the rights of the Iranian people are acknowledged and respected and we can exercise our rights.

Our rights are official and exist. We want our rights to be respected. Iran's power lies in its ability to resist bullying, hegemony, and pressure from others.

They are afraid of our atomic bomb, but we are not looking for an atomic bomb. Our atomic bomb is the power to say no to the great powers. Their military deployment in the region does not scare us.

We are people of diplomacy, but we are also people of war. We are not looking for war, but we are ready to fight if we are challenged.

We are diplomatic because we have logic on our side, because we choose words. We are logical.

If they choose the path of diplomacy, we will do the same. If they speak to Iran with respect, we will respond with respect.

If they speak with force, we will respond with force.

Let's not call it a mini-state. They wanted to interfere in our first and second elections.

And they threaten, "We will impoverish them with international arbitration." Go ahead, arbitrate. Go, go.

Don't make us regret the day we knew you. And whoever is digging a pit for us will surely fall into it. No doubt about it.

Because we mean well, and whoever intends evil for us will fall into it.