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Wendy Sherman: President Ahmadinejad, himself, recently characterized our sanctions as 'the heaviest economic onslaught on a nation in…

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
President Ahmadinejad, himself, recently characterized our sanctions as 'the heaviest economic onslaught on a nation in history.'
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Sherman cites Ahmadinejad's acknowledgment of the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran.

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