1. Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif: The global market needs Iran’s oil exports. (Al-Arabi al-Jadid)
2. Tehran's Ambassador to European Union Peyman Sadat: EU, Russia and China must compensate Iran for US deal departure. (Euronews)
3. Former German foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel: Thousands of German companies that have no financial ties with the US are allowed to transact with Iran without any hurdles. (IRNA)
4. Former US diplomat Dennis Ross: The Iranians are highly skilled in finding ways to evade sanctions. (Washington Post)
5. White House National Security Advisor John Bolton: EU efforts to bypass US sanctions on Iran may be ineffective. (CNBC)
6. Director General of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration Foroud Asgari: Customs clearance procedures are back to normal. (Mehr News Agency)
7. Mir Ali Ashraf Abdollah Pouri-Hosseini, the head of Iranian Privatization Organization: Real privatization in Iran is still facing strong resistance. (ISNA)
8. Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Mohammad Shariatmadari: There is a glaring gap [in Iran] between workers' wage and their cost of living. (IRNA)
9. Hadi Qavami, a member of Majlis Plan and Budget Commission: Iranian banks need to put aside their unrelated business practices. (IRNA)
10. Jafar Sadeq Eskandari, the head of East Azarbaijan Industries, Mining and Trade Organization: East Azarbaijan accounts for 31% of Iran's gold reserves. (IRNA)
