Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
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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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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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It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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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 go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.
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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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