Wendy Sherman

I can assure you if you do not come on the 15th and 16th with that substantive plan that is real and verifiable, our Congress will take action, and we will support them to do so.

This charm offensive to me is so far not charming.

I think it would take the sanctions regime, which are having an effect, and make them even more effective and, hopefully, help us.

We are quite well aware that Iran is very heavily engaged in Syria, both with advisers, boots on the ground, the financing of Lebanese Hezbollah.

The test will be meaningful, transparent, and verifiable actions.

In my view, the sanctions have worked to bring us to this pivotal point, and the fundamental question is now whether the Iranians are ready to actually conclude an agreement with the international community.

I support the President's assertion that all options are on the table.

I think it is critical that we move forward in the bipartisan way that this committee has proceeded to deal with Iran.

I think I will have a better answer to that question after the meeting in Geneva on the 15th and 16th.

I am encouraged, frankly, that the sanctions are having some real impact.

We expect them to fulfill all of their obligations under the NPT and the Security Council resolutions.

I appreciate, as Senator Risch says, the bipartisanship on this issue.

They need to make progress, considerable progress around human rights.

First of all, I do want to thank this committee for the vote you took on Syria. I know it was very difficult, but I do believe it was helpful.

Until we have the answers to these questions, it is my view that we must sustain the pressure on Iran and maintain the credible military threat that has brought Iran to the table.

The United States remains committed to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

I would just kind of, from a political affairs standpoint, hope that the United States asset, this significant supply of natural gas, while the exportation of it has some other domestic economic issues we ought to balance.

Negotiations should clearly aim to limit Iran's ability to reach what we call a critical capability and what you have called a breakout capability.

Iran must meet the concerns of the international community, including the United States, and all of its obligations under the NPT and the U.N. Security Council resolutions.

If Iran made a decision today to produce weapon-grade uranium, it could make enough weapon-grade uranium for a bomb in about 1 to 1.5 months.

Deception, as I think you said, has long been part of the DNA of their negotiating strategy.

He won as a moderate--moderate in their system, not moderate in our system.

They resemble themselves. They are a sui generis case, in many ways more dangerous than any country.

We strongly and swiftly condemned the attack. We, of course, extend our condolences to the victims' families.

I share your deep concern about what happened at Camp Ashraf. This was a vicious attack on September 1, and many lives were lost.