[American's government] thinking they are the judge of the world; they're not.

We are facing an external attack against us, which is more dangerous than any other previous wars... We are dealing with those who are extremists, who only know the language of killing and criminality.

You can forge anything these days, and we're living in a fake news era.

My country and me, we are part of this region, we're not separated. We cannot discuss it as Syria or as me ; it should be as part, as a whole, as comprehensive. That's how we have to look at it.

I don't have support. Not me ; all Syria. Every agreement is between every class and every sector in Syria ; government, people, trade, military, culture, everything ; it's like the cooperation between your country and any other country in the world. It's the same cooperation. It's not about me ; it's not support for the crisis.

You want me to believe American evidence and don't want me to believe the indications that we have. We live here, this is our reality.

I will tell [Barack Obama] very simply : present what you have as evidence to the public, be transparent.