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On the recordFebruary 11, 2009
I don't believe that a change of a single individual as president would change in and of itself a fundamental Iranian policy like development of nuclear weapons.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden discusses the limited impact of Iran's presidential elections on nuclear policy.

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