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.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRWe both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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Quite the contrary, in the Gulf, we see an increase in American military presence, as well as an increase in American investments.
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He crushed them brutally. But his military could not protect him.
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After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
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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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There is nothing to encourage.
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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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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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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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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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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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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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That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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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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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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