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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: “The whole point of sanctions, Mr. Secretary, was not to bring Iran to the negotiation table, and dismantling Iran's…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2015
The whole point of sanctions, Mr. Secretary, was not to bring Iran to the negotiation table, and dismantling Iran's nuclear infrastructure used to be the administration's goal.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Republican · Florida

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Ros-Lehtinen criticizes the administration's shift in focus regarding sanctions and nuclear infrastructure.

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