On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
We believe that, through JCPOA, Iran has given up its ambition of a nuclear weapon and has submitted to an international structure of intervention and compliance.
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Thomas M. Countryman
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congress.govThomas M. Countryman: “We believe that, through JCPOA, Iran has given up its ambition of a nuclear weapon and has submitted to an international…”
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Thomas M. Countryman asserts that the JCPOA has curtailed Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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