Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

They need to survive. get, you know, at least the basic requirements that they want. They will find ways to sell their oils. They will find ways to use other currencies. They will find markets who will accept them and, you know, selling them and buying from them. And that's basically you created like a parallel market. And that's what I've been saying.

They need to survive. get, you know, at least the basic requirements that they want. They will find ways to sell their oils. They will find ways to use other currencies. They will find markets who will accept them and, you know, selling them and buying from them. And that's basically you created like a parallel market. And that's what I've been saying.

Honestly, look, from at least, you know, my humble experience looking at all those sanctioned countries. In the last, let's say, you know, I always like to talk about my tenure in diplomacy, which is 10 years. In the last 10 years, I've seen a lot of sanctions floating around on a lot of countries. None of these sanctions has achieved the results that's intended for them.

Honestly, look, from at least, you know, my humble experience looking at all those sanctioned countries. In the last, let's say, you know, I always like to talk about my tenure in diplomacy, which is 10 years. In the last 10 years, I've seen a lot of sanctions floating around on a lot of countries. None of these sanctions has achieved the results that's intended for them.

Honestly, look, from at least, you know, my humble experience looking at all those sanctioned countries. In the last, let's say, you know, I always like to talk about my tenure in diplomacy, which is 10 years. In the last 10 years, I've seen a lot of sanctions floating around on a lot of countries. None of these sanctions has achieved the results that's intended for them.

That's, like, factually true, right? It is factually true, yeah.

That's, like, factually true, right? It is factually true, yeah.

That's, like, factually true, right? It is factually true, yeah.

Just, you know, if you go and name a single country that has a regime change... Yes. ...or an entire, like, behavior change to the good because of sanction, you will not find any.

Just, you know, if you go and name a single country that has a regime change... Yes. ...or an entire, like, behavior change to the good because of sanction, you will not find any.

Just, you know, if you go and name a single country that has a regime change... Yes. ...or an entire, like, behavior change to the good because of sanction, you will not find any.

Well, look, as I told you, you know, when, you know, some, I don't know, honestly, we can ask this question more for U.S., you know, legislator and policymakers, but I think from my perspective, this is when you have, like, if you don't talk to the other party, if you don't want to use military, which is something that we never advise for,

Well, look, as I told you, you know, when, you know, some, I don't know, honestly, we can ask this question more for U.S., you know, legislator and policymakers, but I think from my perspective, this is when you have, like, if you don't talk to the other party, if you don't want to use military, which is something that we never advise for,

Well, look, as I told you, you know, when, you know, some, I don't know, honestly, we can ask this question more for U.S., you know, legislator and policymakers, but I think from my perspective, this is when you have, like, if you don't talk to the other party, if you don't want to use military, which is something that we never advise for,

The only tool will remain in your hand is sanction to show power and to show leverage, which some people, they think that this is leverage and power, which is not.

The only tool will remain in your hand is sanction to show power and to show leverage, which some people, they think that this is leverage and power, which is not.

The only tool will remain in your hand is sanction to show power and to show leverage, which some people, they think that this is leverage and power, which is not.

Power is measurable, right? Actually, look, as you know, Just, you know, if you go through every sanctioned countries, it never achieved the objective. That's what I want to say.

Power is measurable, right? Actually, look, as you know, Just, you know, if you go through every sanctioned countries, it never achieved the objective. That's what I want to say.

Power is measurable, right? Actually, look, as you know, Just, you know, if you go through every sanctioned countries, it never achieved the objective. That's what I want to say.