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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

I believe that the Secretary continues to create a false narrative about where we are.

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Jan 20, 2015

I will say that Salehi today has stated that, 'By December 15 at the end of the year the issue of PMD should be determined.'

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Jan 20, 2015

I believe Russia and Iran teamed up against the United States during these negotiations.

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Jan 20, 2015

This administration repeatedly ignores the advice of our military leaders when it comes to important national security decisions.

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Jan 20, 2015

I think Congress has the right and the responsibility to provide oversight.

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Jan 20, 2015

They are the full--they are the full Monty.

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Jan 20, 2015

We believe we are very well protected here, Senator Coons, because we created a one-nation ability to go to the Security Council and effect snapback.

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Jan 20, 2015

Iran will never go after a nuclear weapon.

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Jan 20, 2015

The Americans say they stopped Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. They know it is not true.

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Jan 20, 2015

How do we fulfill President Obama's pledge to close off the four pathways to a bomb?

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Jan 20, 2015

Look, it was always the fundamental equation of this negotiation.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is no trust built into this deal at all. It is not based on any concept of trust.

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Jan 20, 2015

President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Zarif--both in their public statements embracing this arrangement--talked about how it could open a new moment in the Middle East.

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Jan 20, 2015

Can one hope that this kind of opportunity perhaps provides a moment for possibilities and change? Yes, absolutely.

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Jan 20, 2015

The truth is, because of the 25-year tracking of their uranium, it would be impossible for them to, you know, have a separate covert track.

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Jan 20, 2015

At the U.N. by Susan Rice when she first wrote Resolution 1929, the arms embargo came into that resolution at the very last minute.

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Jan 20, 2015

Their demand was on the table from the beginning.

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Jan 20, 2015

We are not going to lift them. We are not going to do this when your behavior--look at what you are doing in Yemen, look at what you are doing with Hezbollah.

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Jan 20, 2015

It was slid into the U.N. resolution at the last minute.

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Jan 20, 2015

The discussions of the embargo actually began on almost day one of the negotiations.

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Jan 20, 2015

No, and furthermore, we would be proceeding without any of our allies, which is not a small consequence.

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Jan 20, 2015

I find it to be a factual statement in the sense that it would only take a few days, but I do not find it to be a realistic statement in terms of policy.

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Jan 20, 2015

I think you have hit the nail on the head with a series of absolutely clearly anticipatable consequences, and I would agree with what you have said.

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Jan 20, 2015

There is absolutely no question whatsoever, indisputable--you cannot argue--that taking a breakout time from 2 months to a year, taking a 12,000 kilogram stockpile to zero, taking a centrifuge----

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