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
ADEL AL-JUBEIRPeople are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state.
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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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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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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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Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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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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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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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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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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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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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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We have capital punishment. America has capital punishment. Iran has capital punishment.
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