Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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We had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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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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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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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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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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Twenty million Russians are Muslims.
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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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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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