Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThen I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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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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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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It seems people don’t read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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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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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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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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That has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case Iran violates the agreement.
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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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 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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