After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIf the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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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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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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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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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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We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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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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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
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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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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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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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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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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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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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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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Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.
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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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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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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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