If you are going to be a mediator or arbitrator you have to be in the middle between the two sides; you cannot take sides only with one party.

It's not exactly fair to make a mistake yourself and then start blaming others for it.

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

If the American administration want to support Al-Qaeda - go ahead. That's what we have to tell them, go ahead and support Al-Qaeda, but don't talk about rebels and free Syrian army.

Anyone who's not military knows this fact. Why do you use chemical weapons while you're advancing ?

Think of the war against terrorism. In my view, Washington's approach can be compared to a doctor constantly banging away at a tumor instead of removing it surgically.

On the border area with Lebanon where [Hezbollah forces] want to protect themselves and cooperate with us, but they don't exist all over Syria.