Nuclear weapon

I’m not afraid of Trump.

— Pope Leo XIV — in response to Donald Trump insulting him

Moving towards nuclear weapons would never give any country increased security, but could instead trigger proliferation.

— Rafael Grossi, IAEA chief, at a news conference in Seoul

Ultimately failed to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations.

— Comment on U.S.–Iran talks in Islamabad by Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf.

Iran’s enriched uranium is sacred to us like the soil of Iran.

— Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, told Iranian state broadcaster IRIB.

You want to see a stock market go down? Let a couple of nuclear bombs be dropped on us.

— From a call into Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo

An estimated 90% of Iran's economy is fueled by international trade by sea. In less than 36 hours since the blockade was implemented, US forces have completely halted all economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea.

— Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), said in a statement on social media.

Never Again

— David Ben-Gurion articulated the post-Holocaust doctrine of “Never Again.”

exorbitant privilege

— Valery Giscard d’Estaing, former French Finance Minister, describing the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency

the dark glory of the leaders of Hitler's Germany, who unleashed World War II.

— SVR (Sluschba wneschnei raswedki), Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, in a statement released on April 8