“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 first members of that coalition.” FirstsWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesMembersIslamicSyriaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCoalitionsIslamic State Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“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 special forces. The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too. If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?” IfsWorldSaidWarHelpingFightingForceSpecialPreparedDefeatObjectivesOperationsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War ITroopsBe PreparedArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCoalitionsDeploymentSpecial Forces Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“After the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors, a policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies. Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom, it is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia. And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.” CountryNumbersPolicyRevolutionDrugResponsibleAffairIraqNeighborTerroristSettingKingdomsObjectivesSettingsIranAfghanistanInterferePakistanExpandingAttackingArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisExplosivesDiplomatsMilitiaTerrorist AttacksSectarianismEmbassyYemenSmuggling Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Show me one Iranian diplomat we killed! I can show you many Saudi diplomats who were killed by Iran.” I CanShowsIranShow MeSaudisIranianDiplomats Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“Daesh is attacking us. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, wants to destroy the Saudi state. These people are criminals. They're psychopaths.” PeopleWantStatesLeaderCriminalsAlsAttackingSaudisPsychopathAttacking Us Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“We have a legal system, and we have a penal code. We have the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, and people should respect this.” PeopleShouldCodePenaltiesDeath PenaltyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisLegal System Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“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?” PeopleWantPlayRolesChangedContradictionWant UArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSupporting Roles Author:Adel al-Jubeir
