After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIt will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them
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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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And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead.
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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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The longer it takes, the worse it will get.
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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 both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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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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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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It’s going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-state.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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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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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran.
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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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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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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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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
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So he asked the Iranians to come in and help.
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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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