"The passage of new sanctions could provoke Iran to walk away from the negotiating table, violate the JPOA and start moving its nuclear program forward again."
"Today, Iran has no 20 percent enriched uranium, zero, none."
"I think the JPOA has proved itself through the results it has achieved over the course of the agreement."
"we will remain vigilant about that."
"Ultimately, even if they agree to a short suspension, that is their goal in the long term."
"I think the sanctions that have been imposed to date are what brought Iran to the table."
"I think you ask the $64,000 question. The short answer is we do not know."
"I think the willingness of other countries to continue to work with us on imposing sanctions... is dependent on their continued belief that we are seeking a negotiated resolution."
"I think we will find that out over the next 2 months."
"Yes, Senator, Under Secretary Cohen can address this. I would just say very simply that we have been vigorously implementing sanctions in other areas against Iran, including on the question of human r..."
"We will develop a base of knowledge that we do not even have now about the people, the places, the techniques that will stand us in very good stead even beyond the duration of the agreement."