38 Quotes by Adel al-Jubeir

There is nothing to encourage. The Iranians should just stay away from us.

The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.

Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state. These people are criminals. They're psychopaths.

Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?

It seems people don't read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken. We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism. Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?

Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either al-Qaida or Daesh.

We don't tolerate terrorism. We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.

Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.

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. The longer it takes, the worse it will get.