I have said any final agreement must be air-tight, it must be verifiable, and it must be long-lasting.
Without diplomacy, we will not be able to keep the sanctions together.
Where it comes to our sanctions on terrorism, our sanctions on human rights, they will continue in place.
the problem--of course the Iranians know we will pass sanctions if they do not agree.
We will continue to pursue all available options until all three Americans return home safely.
the administration believes quite strongly that at this moment in this negotiation additional legislative action would p...
I can assure every Member of the United States Senate and of the House of Representatives that Congress is a constant to...
Treaties require approval by the Senate.
War is a last resort, not a first resort.
We certainly hope that no one goes down this road. We are trying to create incentives to do otherwise and disincentives ...
Every element that we can deal with helps on breakout, but until we get a comprehensive agreement we will not have a dur...
I take the prerogatives of the United States Congress incredibly seriously.
It used to be foreign policy stopped at the water's edge. It is not that way.
the United States of America is uniquely positioned on most things in the world.
the United States of America under this President, I believe under any President of the United States, will do whatever ...
We actually do not support such action, Congressman, and the reason is very simple.
There is no doubt in my mind that Iran understands the power and prerogatives of the United States Congress.
Iran is quite well aware that all of our options and the world's options are on the table.
