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Ed Markey: Iran deserves the benefits of the agreement they struck, but that if they want to capture the broader benefits of global…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
Iran deserves the benefits of the agreement they struck, but that if they want to capture the broader benefits of global commerce, they need to change their aggressive behavior.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes that Iran must alter its behavior to benefit from the agreement.

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