If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria – then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.
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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.
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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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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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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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we will be prepared to participate with special forces.
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That involves the establishment of a governing council, which is to take power away from Bashar Assad,
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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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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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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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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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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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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Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
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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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