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Jeff Flake: “I think we all acknowledge the reason that Iran is at the table is because of the effectiveness of these sanctions.”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
I think we all acknowledge the reason that Iran is at the table is because of the effectiveness of these sanctions.
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Jeff Flake
Republican · Arizona

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Flake emphasizes the role of sanctions in bringing Iran to negotiations.

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