Our guiding goal is at least 460,000 deployable personnel — active forces and reserves combined.

We are recruiting more personnel than there are available positions.

Our ambition must be to become the strongest conventional army in Europe.

The question is: how many soldiers will we need, and with what qualifications?

No decision has been made regarding a new round of talks.

I think the reason is very clear because of the confusing messages we have been receiving from the United States. Literally speaking, there have been many violations of the ceasefire.

During the course of the past two days they have attacked Iranian vessels. They have taken our people hostage on board the Touska vessel.

And at the same time, they're continuing with their threats of war crimes, genocide, and bombing our bridges and power plants.

This is not the behavior of a country that is really serious about a diplomatic process.

Corporal Anicet Girardin of the 132nd Cynotechnical Infantry Regiment of Suippes, repatriated yesterday from Lebanon where he had been seriously wounded by Hezbollah fighters, died this morning from his injuries.

He died for France.

There is but one China in the world; Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory.

It’s very clear that there’s no longer a so-called “ROC president” in the world anymore. Anyone who wears that false title is acting against history and will only invite disgrace upon themselves.

The one-China principle is where the arc of history bends and public opinion trends, and to uphold it is the right thing to do.

No one can ever stop the eventual reunification of China. The separatist attempts aimed at Taiwan independence are just futile and doomed to fail.

Iran currently has no plans to negotiate on Friday.

There has been no change in Iran's plan to not participate in the negotiations.

The line of discord and division among the country's highest officials is the enemy's unplayed political and propaganda game against Iran.

The unity and consensus among the field, the street, and diplomacy in these days is unprecedented and exemplary.

Instead of weaving lies, they should cease their breaches of promise, bullying, and deceit; the door to negotiation based on fairness, dignity, and rationality remains open.

The Islamic Republic of Iran was not the initiator of this imposed war, and all its actions are in line with Iran's inherent right to legitimate defense against the military aggression of the US and the Zionist regime.

Iran, while closely monitoring developments in the field and political arena, takes necessary measures to protect Iran's national interests and security.

The armed forces are fully alert and ready for comprehensive and decisive defense of Iran's integrity against any threat and mischief.

Future prices are much lower than we are at present. I think the conflict will end. I think gasoline prices will come back to where they were, or perhaps lower.

President Trump has shown that he is good at getting energy prices down.

Last week was Bank Week, World Bank and IMF Week. On Wednesday, it was my belief we would not do it.

I was approached by more than 10 of the most vulnerable and poorest countries in terms of energy, and they asked us to extend that sanction, and it's only for 30 days.