"We must adopt a policy of containment. Iran does not think like the West."
"First, yes, we have to enforce our sanctions, particularly on the energy sector, and I think there is going to be consensus in this committee to strengthen those tools, and China is going to clearly b..."
"Money is the sinews of war. Iran understands that. If you do not go after the money, it is just not a serious strategy."
"Congress should unite to send a message to Tehran that its terrorism comes at a significant cost."
"We never talked about it, and I am not going to get into the details here but one of the real things that we really need to focus on is not a drop of oil moves without it going into a ship, and that s..."
"When it comes to Iran, both sides of the aisle agree on more than they disagree."
"I cannot overstate how bad policy has allowed Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea to move from being transactional partners to strategic allies with each other."
"Iran is an enduring national security challenge and requires a serious policy that uses all instruments of national power."
"I think it is a smart approach to target Iran's illegal oil smuggling to China."
"Most Americans are not familiar with the term transnational repression."
"It is just--it is phenomenal that they can do that and, yet, people shrug their shoulders and walk away from it."