The only people ... who would benefit from a decision by the United States not to participate in the TPP would be international competitors, and believe me they would be delighted, we ... have to accept that changes to the global economic system will happen with us or without us.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

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I welcome today's consensus adoption by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG) of the resolution addressing the Director General's December 2 final assessment of the possible military dimensions (PMD) of Iran's past nuclear program.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

Closing the (Possible Military Dimensions) agenda item will in no way preclude the IAEA from investigating if there is reason to believe Iran is pursuing any covert nuclear activities in the future, as it had in the past, today’s resolution makes clear that the IAEA’s Board of Governors will be watching closely to verify that Iran fully implements its commitments under the JCPOA.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

It is very clear to us that the terrorism, these acts of terrorism which have been taking place, deserve the condemnation that they are receiving, and today I express my complete condemnation for any act of terror that takes innocent lives and disrupts the day-to-day life of a nation.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

I know that the situation for Palestinians in the West Bank, in Jerusalem, in Gaza is, at this moment, very dire, that there are extraordinary concerns, obviously, about the violence.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

I will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu either in Germany... by State John Kerry on Tuesday

I will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu either in Germany or in the region.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

If he's going to side with Assad and with Iran and Hezbollah, he's going to have a very serious problem with the Sunni countries in the region, that means he ... could very well become a target for those Sunni jihadists.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

It's an opportunity for us to force this question of how you actually resolve the question of Syria, and the bottom line is, you cannot resolve it without including the Sunni(s) in a political solution, a political agreement ultimately, and that will mean that you're going to have to have some kind of transition, some kind of timing. Because as long as Assad is there, you simply can't make piece. Period.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

We need to have an orderly transition, a managed transition, so that you don't have a fear for retribution, loss of life, revenge.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

We are certain that the preponderance of those attacks have been carried out by the regime, and we're putting together a portfolio of that data that supports that even as we speak now.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

We're not fixated on Iran specifically accounting for what they did at one point in time or another, we know what they did. We have no doubt. We have absolute knowledge with respect to the certain military activities they were engaged in.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

What we're concerned about is going forward, it's critical to us to know that going forward, those activities have been stopped, and that we can account for that in a legitimate way.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

Completing the TPP would send a message throughout the region, as well as the world, that America is and will continue to be a leading force for prosperity and security in the Asia Pacific.

State John Kerry on Tuesday

When you add it all up, the economic case for Trade Promotion Authority and TPP … is overwhelming, completing the TPP would send a message throughout the region, as well as the world, that America is and will continue to be a leading force for prosperity and security in the Asia Pacific.

State John Kerry on Tuesday