“Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.”

Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.

We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.

Other than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it.

Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,

Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?

After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.

Today it’s a little bit more complicated.

And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.

Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.

But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.

If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria – then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.

Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.

In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.

I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.

That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,

There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.

If a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. If he says perhaps he means no. And if he says no, he’s the hell of a diplomat.

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.