“[military and intelligence] operations outside the country are taking place without the government’s knowledge or orders....Only after an airplane is hijacked are we made aware of it. Only after a machine gun opens fire in one of Lebanon’s streets and its noise echoes everywhere do we find out.
“伊朗在国外的（军事和间谍）行动都是在政府不知情或未下令的情况下执行的…直到客机被劫，我们才知道有这个行动。直到枪声回荡在黎巴嫩街头，我们才知道已经开火了。直到（沙特警方）在伊朗朝圣者的香袋中找到了炸药，我才知道此事。”