And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThere is nothing to encourage.
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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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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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But I don’t believe it comes at the expense of the Middle East.
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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The whole world was saying that the countries of the regions should step up and resolve their problems, so we stepped up.
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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We have a legal system, and this is not something that happens all the time.
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We both have an interest in stable energy markets.
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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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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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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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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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