This is reality. If [the American officials] want to believe, that's good, that will help them understand the region and be more successful in their policies.

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.

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

Reform has to be based on opening your mind and opening the mind does not come from decrees or laws. It comes from a whole set of circumstances, which if you do not have, anything you do will be not productive or will be counter-productive.

Israeli interests are not necessarily in harmony with the American interests.

Russia is very important, Iran is very important, Hezbollah is very important. All of them are important. Each one made important achievements against the terrorists in Syria, so it's difficult to say who is more important than the other.

You should expect everything. Not necessarily through the government, the governments are not the only player in [Middle East] region.