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Antony Blinken

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Antony Blinken is the 71st United States Secretary of State, having been appointed by President Joe Biden in January 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Blinken has played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy, focusing on issues such as international alliances, climate change, and global security. He previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor during the Obama administration, where he was involved in key diplomatic initiatives, including the Iran nuclear deal.

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Jan 20, 2015

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

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Jan 20, 2015

Today, Iran has no 20 percent enriched uranium, zero, none.

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Jan 20, 2015

I am very glad you are wielding the gavel, not the hammer, but very much look forward to working with you.

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Jan 20, 2015

And the IAEA has consistently reported that Iran has lived up to its commitments under the JPOA.

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Jan 20, 2015

I commit to you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Senator Rubio, others, that going forward, we will not only continue that, we will expand that.

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Nov 18, 2014

There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that the U.S. Government--and I--certainly recognize and deplore the mass killings and deportations that occurred in 1915.

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Nov 18, 2014

I too mourn the loss of so many innocent lives and fully respect that the Armenian-American community and the Armenian people want their pain and loss to be acknowledged.

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Sep 27, 2014

The president was exactly right. What we're doing is totally different than the last decade.

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Sep 2, 2014

The plan is to destroy it. But on the way, we first need to shrink it to a manageable problem.

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Sep 2, 2014

The president has talked about this going back some months working with Congress to build support, to train the moderate opposition.

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