accurate sources of political views of Iranian leaders

February 11, 2010 9:40 PM

Can anyone provide me with annotated quotes of Iranian government and religious official's statements re: American and Israel?

I know this is touchy. Please hold back the flame war.

I am reading a book that is contrasting the beliefs of Islamic reformers and radicals in Iran towards America and Israel. Unfortunately, the descriptions of the radicals' views, especially the government and religious officials are not annotated quotes and so I don't know how accurately they speak to the current political climate.

Can anyone point me to accurate sources of information that are not tainted by political views?

posted by frodoxiii to Law & Government (2 answers total)

You might find such quotes translated at the Middle East Media Research Institute. It focuses particularly on more extreme expressions of anti-American and anti-Israel sentiment, though, so it's not a good place to find a general cross-section of Iranian opinions.
posted by embrangled at 12:47 AM on February 12, 2010

(By which I mean, the quotes are accurate but the selection of quotes is not balanced or impartial.)
posted by embrangled at 1:02 AM on February 12, 2010