04/28/2011
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"Even as we intensify our pressure on the Iranian government, we hold open the door to diplomacy."
"Nominations sent to the Senate: Eric J. Jolly and Susana Torruella Leval."
"It is by working together that we can best promote the resilience of the Nation and act to protect the American people."
"Today the United States is announcing two significant steps that strengthen our efforts to pressure and isolate the Iranian Government for its continued failure to meet its international obligations."