America doesn’t want to kill Hezbollah. It doesn’t want to kill Hamas. It doesn’t want to kill anybody.

The Lebanese hate it when I say this, but it's a totally failed state.

Their attitude with us has been totally cooperative.

Everything we've asked them to do, and dragging them towards Israel — they're doing.

Israel is not trusting yet, so it's slower.

Regime change has actually never worked.

From 1946 forward — anytime the U.S. has been involved, we’ve had about 93 coups or regime changes.

Every one has failed.

Negotiations in Abu Dhabi? Everything is fine there.

Don’t rush. All negotiations must remain in the shadows, because otherwise they won’t be successful

Israel is trying to export crises and evade responsibility for the massacres it committed in Gaza.

We have been particularly affected by the recent events in Beit Jinn. All countries support the 1974 disengagement agreement, and tampering with it puts us in a dangerous position that may or may not succeed.

As for the demilitarized zone, who will protect this area if our forces are not there? I am addressing legitimate security concerns, as Syria is the one under attack, not Israel.

Syria has taught the world lessons in coexistence, where people have lived together naturally for more than eight thousand years.

We cannot link the revolution to Sunni Islam, and I reject claims that all Alawites supported the regime or any similar generalizations.

We do not justify abuses, as Syria is a state governed by the rule of law that protects everyone’s rights.

The accusation of being a terrorist is a wrong claim, many rulings worldwide are politicized. What defines terrorism and extremism? We need clear definitions and evidence.

In Gaza, 60,000 innocent people have been killed. The Assad regime killed and displaced thousands, yet it is not labeled terrorist — those killed are often called terrorists by the stronger side in wars.

For 20 years, I have fought passionately without harming any civilian.

Has any terrorist entered major cities for 11 days without harming civilians?

Double standards caused false labels, the Security Council has now lifted such this claim after seeing the truth.

After liberation, we held a comprehensive national dialogue conference, which led to a provisional constitutional declaration.

This declaration grants the president the authority to serve for five years, during which we will issue many laws and draft the constitution.

The constitution will serve as the fundamental framework for our system of government. After four years, we will certainly hold elections.