We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
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Our concern is that Iran will use the income it receives as a result of the lifting of the nuclear sanctions in order to fund its nefarious activities in the region.
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So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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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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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,
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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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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.
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