Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRA policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the first members of that coalition.
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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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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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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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When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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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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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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