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This is\u00a0manifested in their interference in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait,\u00a0Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan,&#8221; he said.  <br\/> <br\/> <div>   &#8220;We look at the region and we see terrorism and we see a state sponsor\u00a0of terrorism that is determined to upend the order in the Middle\u00a0East,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;The Iranians are the only country in the region that\u00a0has not been attacked by either Daesh or al-Qaida. And this begs the\u00a0question: Why? If Daesh and al-Qieda are extremist Sunni organizations,\u00a0you would think they would be attacking Iran, a Shiite state. But they\u00a0have not. Could it be that there&#8217;s a deal between them that prevents\u00a0them or causes them not to attack the Iranians? This is a question\u00a0that we keep asking ourselves.&#8221;   <br\/> <br\/>Daesh is an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group.   <br\/> <br\/>Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday called for a dialogue to address &#8220;anxieties&#8221; in the Middle East, according to    <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-mideast-crisis-iran-idUSKBN15Y09R\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: null\">a Reuters report<\/a>. In response to a question about whether Israel would be involved in the dialogue, the minister was quoted as saying:\u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m focusing on the Persian Gulf. We have enough problems in this region so we want to start a dialogue with countries we call brothers in Islam.&#8221;   <br\/>\u00a0 \u00a0   <br\/>Al-Jubeir said Saudi Arabia is hopeful that Iran will change,\u00a0but that Iran ultimately will be judged by its actions, not its words.  <\/div> <div> <br\/>&#8220;When the Iranians send weapons in violation of UN Security Council\u00a0resolutions to the Houthis in Yemen, that&#8217;s an action,&#8221; he said.\u00a0&#8220;When the Iranians send Shiite militias to fight in support of Bashar\u00a0al-Assad in Syria, that&#8217;s action. When the Iranians plant terror cells\u00a0in Bahrain and in Saudi Arabia and in other places, that&#8217;s action. 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And we\u00a0expect to see a realistic American foreign policy, and we look forward\u00a0to working with this administration very, very closely.&#8221; <br\/> <br\/> <i>Defense News Digital Editor Chris Martin contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir has called Iran the &#8220;biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the 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