Birth: February 1, 1962
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,….
As long as Iran's aggressive policies continue, it's going to be bad for the region. Iran has to decide whether it wants a revolution or a nation-sta….
There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group. That involves the establishment of a governing c….
We have a war against Daesh (the Islamic State, or IS) in Syria. A coalition that was led by the United States, with Saudi Arabia being one of the fi….
Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations, we will be prepared to participate with ….
After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the aff….
Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach..
We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons, that has a continuous and robust inspection mechanism and that has snap-back provisions in case….
If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria - then this will open the door ….
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. Twenty mil….
Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process..
People are saying, "Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed." It's a contradiction. Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?.
We can't do both. If you want us to lead, don't criticize us. And if you want us to play a supporting role, then tell us who is going to lead..
We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this..
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..
We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us, then I tell them: Don't keep attacking us as you have done for the l….
We have no interest in seeing an unstable Yemen or seeing a Yemen that is devastated..