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On the recordDecember 11, 2023
It is one thing with respect to Iran to go it alone, and we did, and we did it fairly successfully leading up to the nuclear deal.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith compares unilateral actions against Iran to potential actions against Russia.

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