Quotes for Feb. 17

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— Mustafa Alani, an analyst at the Gulf Research Center based in Geneva, as Iran highlighted five slain scientists whose deaths it blames on Israel and its allies.

“When you put people outside, immediately it’s a downturn in the cycle of the business for all bars.”

— Bill Comerford, spokesman for the Hawaii Bar Owners Association, as a state House committee advanced a bill that would exempt adult-only businesses from the statewide workplace smoking ban.

“Iran’s official line is that it’s under siege, not the aggressor. This shows up everywhere in Iran’s policies and statements.”

— Mustafa Alani, an analyst at the Gulf Research Center based in Geneva, as Iran highlighted five slain scientists whose deaths it blames on Israel and its allies.