It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more.

Al-Qaeda has one ideology and they go back to the same leadership in Afghanistan or in Syria or in Iraq. That's the question. You have tens of thousands of foreigners, that's definitely correct. We are fighting them on the ground and we know this.

We didn't say that 80% [of terrorists], for example, or the majority or the vast majority, are foreigners. We said the vast majority are Al-Qaeda or Al-Qaeda offshoot organizations in this region.

History teaches us that nobody can prevent a resistance group from arming when it has the support of the people.

They want to criticize you, let them criticize and do not worry. Just be transparent with your people and tell them this is the reality.

The place where the interests of all parties come together is the international community, along with its resolutions.

The first thing you have to learn is how to conduct dialogue and how to make it productive.