We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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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 the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.
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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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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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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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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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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 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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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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As long as Iran’s aggressive policies continue
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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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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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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It’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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