Congress should require the administration to amend and renegotiate parts of this agreement.
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.
There is the big picture issue of just moving beyond and allowing Iran to enrich.
It is either that you support us or it is war. You either support us or it is war.
The threat of full snapback will provide us with important leverage in such situations.
No, the JCPOA does not prevent future administrations and Congress from implementing policies or sanctions on certain conduct of concern.
We take issue with the suggestion that the Iranian Government does not detain people solely for expressing their opinions.
Iran has a record of noncompliance with the existing U.N. arms embargo that was imposed in connection with its nuclear program.
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.
If Iran does not implement those commitments, we will not implement our commitment to provide sanctions relief.
No, but sanctions obviously brought them to the table. That is a different thing.
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.
We believe that security of Israel will also be enhanced by not only this agreement, but by bringing the Gulf States together.
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.
I am proud that I had a 100-percent voting record for 29 years here on the subject of Israel.
I would just like to remind him of the letter from Secretary Geithner to Senator Levin on December the 1, 2011.





