Antony Blinken actually said...

"they will not be, in a sense, a threshold state at the end of this."

"I do not think that is possible. Can we significantly increase our ability... to detect an effort by Iran to develop a covert program?"

"We are dealing with a radical cleric with a radical view of his obligation and role in the world."

"Saeed Abedini, Amir Hekmati, Jason Rezaian must be released, regardless of anything else we are doing with Iran."