Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRDaesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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Other than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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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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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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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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We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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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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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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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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I don’t believe in the theory that the United States is reducing its presence in the Middle East.
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Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
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