Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.

That the rebels or the terrorists used the chemical weapons in northern Aleppo five months ago [in 2013].

That's all before the crisis. We always have this kind of cooperation with Iran [Supplies, weaponry].

It is difficult for anyone to tell you what is going to happen. [Middle East] is an area where everything is on the brink of explosion.

I wouldn't tell the President [Barack Obama] or any other official, because we are disappointed by their behavior recently, because we expected this administration to be different from Bush's administration. They are adopting the same doctrine with different accessories.

We have the precedent of Collin Powell ten years ago, when he showed the evidence, it was false, and it was forged.

[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.