It’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRToday it’s a little bit more complicated.
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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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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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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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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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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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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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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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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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