That would be a different story. But I don’t think World War III is going to happen in Syria.
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The argument is more accurate when one says America is focusing more attention to the Far East.
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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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Every society decides what its laws are, and it’s the people who make decisions with regards to these laws.
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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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We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria.
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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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Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence?
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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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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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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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