Ariel Sharon Quotes

Hezbollah will support Assad to the end because his continuing hold on power is critical to its own survival.

The interference of Iran affects us all.

Washington sees the various local and national conflicts in the Middle East as part of a battle for regional hegemony between the U.S. and Iran.

Weapons systems the U.S. sold to the Shah of Iran wound up in the hands of Islamic militants who seized power there in 1979; a comparable scenario in Saudi Arabia is hardly impossible.

There is no more dangerous country in the world today than Pakistan.

The Arab League tells us to go in and take out Qaddafi. We've spent billions of dollars already with respect to the Arab League. Billions of dollars, because they told us to do it. Why aren't they paying for it? They don't like Qaddafi, Qaddafi's been a terrible thorn in their side.

A lot of Iran's empowerment is a result of the war in Iraq.

There is not going to be a peace process unless there is talks involving Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas, and I think everyone knows that.

Public interest in most of the Middle East was slight at that time; the Arab-Israeli conflict was all that people were interested in and that was not my specialty.

There is nothing in common between the United States and Saudi Arabia except Israel.

Any major Lebanese politician who opposes Syria is in danger.

There is a constant effort of the Palestinian terrorist organizations to increase their presence and their forces in Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia needs friends. We are in a war in Yemen, in a confrontation with Iran, so we need friends like Canada, Europe.

Although it is true that Hizballah is organized, inspired, financed, and armed by Iran, its main bases in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley are under Syrian military control.

Iran is the base of an axis of evil which is a problem for all the world.

Certain Gulf Arabs support proxy jihadist Sunni groups such as al Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, while Iran supports Shia militant forces such as Hezbollah.

Hezbollah poses a great threat to the world - and particularly to our great ally, Israel.

Iran can exist without Hamas, but Hamas can't exist without Iran.

The answer as to why ISIS gained power and influence, and why stability in the Middle East has disastrously deteriorated, does not require extensive analysis.

In terms of Iran and in terms of Saudi Arabia, of course they hate each other. That's no great secret. But John Kerry, who is I think doing a very good job, has tried to at least get these people in the room together because both of them are being threatened by ISIS.

Israeli government & the neocons want US to bomb Iran.

I remember when the Egyptian ambassador to the United States stood in the Rose Garden and pledged Arab commitment to removing Saddam Hussein from Kuwait.

Iran is obviously part of the problem. They sponsor Hezbollah. They encourage a radical brand of Islam.

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. That is why we are in contact with most of the problems forever, let us say, whether directly or indirectly.

I for one do not negotiate with Hamas and believe it is a mistake to do so.