Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
ADEL AL-JUBEIROur 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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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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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.
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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 I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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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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We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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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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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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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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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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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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There is nothing to encourage.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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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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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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