We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRAnd if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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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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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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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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I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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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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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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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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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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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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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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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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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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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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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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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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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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