Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council: It is possible to negotiate with the infidels.

If we fall short, where we have to be stubborn, we will be hurt. Where their words are logical and can be reconciled with principles, it is okay to listen. The intellect is that which distinguishes between the two harms, the least of the two harms, and between the two benefits, the majority of the benefits. The enemy says that the Iranian authorities are afraid, and some inside the country say, "Why are you afraid to strike?" Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council: Some people contrast dialogue and negotiation with perseverance. This perception is wrong. It is also possible to negotiate with the infidels, but with what principle? It is possible to negotiate on the basis of the principle of resistance.