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OPINION
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Obama’s Failing Iran Diplomacy
By RICHARD GRENELL

On Nov. 13, President Obama made some remarkable statements. “When I came into office,” he said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Honolulu, “the world was divided and Iran was unified around its nuclear program.” Now, he said, “the world is united and Iran is isolated. And because of our diplomacy and our efforts, we have, by far, the strongest sanctions on Iran that we’ve ever seen.” Mr. Obama added, “China and Russia were critical to making that happen. Had they not been willing to support those efforts in the United Nations, we would not be able to see the kind of progress that we’ve made.”

more Iran discussion with Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett

discussing the UN’s Iran report with Gregg Jarrett

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