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Diplomacy, not sanctions, key to deal with Iran

As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee holds its annual policy conference, it would do well to remember that the Obama administration's diplomacy, not sanctions, has yielded better results, according to a former senior Iranian diplomat.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew makes remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), at their annual policy conference, in Washington March 2, 2014. AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobby, has more than 100,000 members and is working with Congress to strengthen relations between Israel and America.   REUTERS/Mike Theiler   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR3FX7V
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States, is holding its annual policy conference March 2-4 in Washington. 

Throughout the past three decades, AIPAC has relentlessly lobbied the US administration and Congress to pressure and apply sanctions to Iran to give up its nuclear program. According to its website, AIPAC has been responsible for the "passage of more than a dozen US bills and resolutions imposing tough sanctions on Iran during the past 15 years" in a list of its major accomplishments.

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