We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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Anand Thakur
We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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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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When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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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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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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These people are criminals. They’re psychopaths.
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There is nothing to encourage.
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A policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies.
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The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
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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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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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