After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThese people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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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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Twenty million Russians are Muslims.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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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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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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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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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.
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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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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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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Iran hangs people and leaves their bodies hanging on cranes.
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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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