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January 9, 2021
Iran Threatening To Expel UN Investigators
The U.S. fully supports the IAEA’s continued professional and independent verification and monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s expulsion of international inspectors must be met by universal condemnation.
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January 9, 2021
Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship
Our two democracies share common values of individual freedom, the rule of law, and a respect for human dignity and should not be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy.
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January 9, 2021
Remembering the Victims of PS752
The U.S. honors the memory of, and calls for justice for, the passengers and crew of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, whose lives were abruptly and senselessly taken one year ago by an unjustified Iranian shootdown.
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