But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThe Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it’s really up to them to change their behavior.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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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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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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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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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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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.
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.
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