Whatever the American officials said about the conflicts in Syria in general has no credibility. Whatever they say, it's just lies and, let's say, bubbles, has no foundation on the ground.

Our democracy should reflect our culture and our habits and our customs and our reality at the same time.

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.

[ Jihadists] are going to be against you sooner or later.

It should be known that Israel is based on treachery.

We are the fault line; if you don't deal with this fault line, you're going to have an earthquake, that's what we always said.

Foreigners cannot bring freedom, cannot bring democracy, because this is related to the culture, to the different factors that affect or influence that society. You cannot bring it, you cannot import it.