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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
In our efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, sanctions were never an end in themselves.
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Antony Blinken
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Sanctions aim to encourage negotiations, not solely to stop nuclear development.

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