When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIn the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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The 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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The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.
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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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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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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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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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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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It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
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The Iranians should just stay away from 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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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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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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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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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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