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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I cannot imagine any entity on the planet, especially in the banking sector, deciding we would still rather have access to the Iranian market and somehow cut ourselves off from the rest of the world.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio criticizes the idea of prioritizing access to the Iranian market over global relations.

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