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John Kerry

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John Kerry is a prominent Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served as the 68th Secretary of State from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Barack Obama. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, Kerry was a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from January 1985 until June 2013. During his time in the Senate, he was known for his work on foreign relations, environmental issues, and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation in addressing global challenges.

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Jan 20, 2015

Congress should require the administration to amend and renegotiate parts of this agreement.

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Jan 20, 2015

President Obama has said repeatedly that no deal is better than a bad deal.

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Jan 20, 2015

We have done away with the ballistic missile testing ban immediately.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is the big picture issue of just moving beyond and allowing Iran to enrich.

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Jan 20, 2015

The PMD piece, it was a total punt.

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Jan 20, 2015

It is either that you support us or it is war. You either support us or it is war.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is no right to enrich. We do not recognize a right to enrich.

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Jan 20, 2015

Our negotiation is calculated to make sure they can't get a nuclear weapon.

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Jan 20, 2015

The threat of full snapback will provide us with important leverage in such situations.

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Jan 20, 2015

No, the JCPOA does not prevent future administrations and Congress from implementing policies or sanctions on certain conduct of concern.

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Jan 20, 2015

We take issue with the suggestion that the Iranian Government does not detain people solely for expressing their opinions.

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Jan 20, 2015

Iran has a record of noncompliance with the existing U.N. arms embargo that was imposed in connection with its nuclear program.

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Jan 20, 2015

If Iran used our legitimate imposition of new sanctions as a pretext to stop performing its JCPOA commitments, such a decision would have enormous consequences for Iran.

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Jan 20, 2015

If Iran does not implement those commitments, we will not implement our commitment to provide sanctions relief.

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Jan 20, 2015

I do have confidence we are going to know there is noncompliance.

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Jan 20, 2015

I believe this deal, in fact, achieves what we need to achieve now.

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Jan 20, 2015

No, but sanctions obviously brought them to the table. That is a different thing.

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Jan 20, 2015

If you cannot make diplomacy work, if you cannot succeed in putting together a protocol that they have to follow--by which they live, which guarantees they will not have a weapon--that is your sort of last resort.

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Jan 20, 2015

They are not going to be sanctioned into submission.

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Jan 20, 2015

We believe that security of Israel will also be enhanced by not only this agreement, but by bringing the Gulf States together.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is no debate in this administration whatsoever about our willingness to commit anything and everything necessary to be able to provide for the security of Israel.

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Jan 20, 2015

I am proud that I had a 100-percent voting record for 29 years here on the subject of Israel.

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Jan 20, 2015

I would just like to remind him of the letter from Secretary Geithner to Senator Levin on December the 1, 2011.

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