Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRAfter the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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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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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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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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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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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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