It seems people don’t read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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Twenty million Russians are Muslims.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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Quite the contrary, in the Gulf, we see an increase in American military presence, as well as an increase in American investments.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.
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