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Robert Joseph: “I think it is imperative to demonstrate U.S. leadership in order to keep those sanctions on Iran...”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
I think it is imperative to demonstrate U.S. leadership in order to keep those sanctions on Iran...
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Robert Joseph

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Emphasizes the need for U.S. leadership and sanctions on Iran for a credible agreement.

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I would suggest that instead of relieving sanctions we impose even more sanctions. It was sanctions that brought the Iranians to the table.

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I identify what I call five fatal flaws to the agreement.

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I think Iran will use nuclear weapons. They will use it to intimidate. They will use it to blackmail us.

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