In a speech to students and academics in Mashhad, he was quoted as saying that Iran's conditions had changed completely as it had become a nuclear state and could talk to other states from that stand.
Kõnes üliõpilastele ja akadeemikutele Mashhadi linnas tsiteeriti teda, tema väitega, et Iraani seisukord on muutunud kapitaalselt, kuna too on muutunud tuumajõuga riigiks ning suhtleb nüüdsest teiste riikidega sellelt astmelt.