Ron Paul: U.S. should 'empathize' with Iran

Appearing on Fox News' America Live Friday, GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul said America should have empathy for Iran after one of their nuclear scientists was killed in a car bomb.

Paul said that "obviously" the Iranian government wouldn't kill their own scientists.

"This is an act of terrorism and we should empathize with them," Paul said.

“If we haven’t done it, we should prove to them or give them all the reassurance that we have not done it … and if we are doing it, we ought to quit,” he added.

Although both Israel and the United States have categorically denied having any role in the bombings, Iran has threatened to retaliate.

When asked what the United States should do if Iran does retaliate by killing an American, Paul dodged, saying that the U.S. should have "done a lot less a lot sooner."

"Everybody knows we have CIA agents maneuvering in Iran.  We had a drone shot down, maybe two drones shot down over Iran, we're getting ready to put very punishing sanctions on them, disrupting the oil markets," he said.

"They're a very weak nation," he added. "They're responding in a natural way."

According to Paul, the "idea" that Iran is looking for a fight is a "concoction of the West," designed to prepare the American people for war.

He went on to say that it makes the perfect case for his foreign policy.

But Paul never answered Megyn Kelly's question.

Instead, he continued to blame American foreign policy for turmoil in the world, just as he blamed U.S. foreign policy for the terror attack of 9/11.

When asked how he would respond if Iran closed down the Straits of Hormuz, Paul dismissed the notion, claiming Iran would never do such a thing.

"But they have to say something to make us think differently" about putting sanctions on them.

Again, he never answered how he would respond, and continued to blame America for any actions Iran might take.

Video of Paul's remarks can be seen here.