"The issue here is not uranium enrichment but finding a way for the Islamic republic to walk out of a high-risk confrontation with the United Nations without losing face." -- Amir Taheri, Asharq Al-Awsat "We have yet to hear their [Arab] opinions about the move and its dangers. We have yet to see any indication that an urgent summit on any level will be held." -- Tareq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat "This is an unconvincing argument by a country that is the fourth in the world in the possession of oil, which is cheaper than atomic energy in terms of price and effort." -- Abdul-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat "Those who accuse such persons of committing major attacks are themselves mentally unstable because they are stirring up sectarian strife. And we are not mentally unstable to believe them." -- Wael El-Ibrashi, Sawt Al-Umma "Whoever is inciting sectarian violence, even if he is an imam or a priest, will be severely punished, as if he had committed a crime against the nation." -- Mohamed El-Sayed Said, Al-Ahram "The [Al-Salam 98] report contains bitter and dangerous facts like leniency in saving lives, the absence of security measures... and failure to deal properly with the crisis." -- Mustafa Bakri, Al-Osbou
