I especially appreciated his response to a question about the Israel lobby's influence on Washington's Iran policy:
With regard to the Israeli lobby, yes it is a very powerful lobby in the US but the reason that the Israeli lobby is very successful in the US is not just because they have a powerful lobby but because a lot of people in the US, who have nothing to do with the Israeli lobby, also share the view that Iran is an enemy. So making their point and trying to really stress the fact that Iran is an enemy and should be treated as an enemy is actually much easier than it should be. And that is simply a fact.
http://www.irdiplomacy.ir/en/page/1920118/US%2C+Iran+Should+Open+Private+Channel+for+Talks.html
