Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRIran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.
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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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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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We can’t do both. If you want us to lead, don’t criticize us.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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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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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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The Iranians should just stay away from us.
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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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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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We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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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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