Antony Blinken actually said...

I think one of the most powerful things that happened in Iran in recent years was actually the election of President Rouhani.

Blinken notes Rouhani's election reflects the Iranian people's desire for economic improvement.

01/20/2015

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Our best judgment right now is this, and I think, Senator, you pointed to something very important.

the best way to ensure that Iran complies with its obligations would be to suspend the existing sanctions, not end them.

Any agreement that we reach... would have to have more stringent requirements still in terms of monitoring, in terms of access, in terms of ...

We share your concerns... of Iran's actions in other areas. That is precisely why we are vigorously implementing sanctions.