We are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been, and I take nothing for granted about this. State John Kerry More Quotes by State John Kerry More Quotes From State John Kerry Covert, of course, is the hardest, you need to have verification and intrusive inspection to be able to find covert facilities. State John Kerry opinion These things are obviously going to have to be resolved as we go forward, i’m not going to go into greater detail. State John Kerry opinion Well, the talks would collapse. Iran would have the ability to go right back spinning its centrifuges and enriching to the degree they want... And the sanctions will not hold. State John Kerry politics We don't want just any deal, if we had, we could have announced something a long time ago. State John Kerry politics It's time to make hard decisions, we want the right deal that would make the world, including the United States and our closest allies and partners, safer and more secure. And that is our test. State John Kerry politics We are not rushing ... but we recognize that fundamental decisions have to be made now and they don't get any easier as time goes by, we have not yet reached the finish line but make no mistake we have the opportunity to try to get this right. State John Kerry top-news We're pushing some tough issues but we made progress. State John Kerry top-news We have to negotiate in the end. State John Kerry top-news What we're pushing for is to get him( Assad) to come and do that, and United States may require that there be increased pressure on him of various kinds in order to do that. State John Kerry top-news It specifically inserts itself directly to the leader of another country saying, 'Don't negotiate with these guys because we're going to change this,' it is incorrect because they cannot change an executive agreement. State John Kerry politics We have to negotiate in the end, we've always been willing to negotiate in the context of the Geneva I process. State John Kerry top-news To get the Assad regime to negotiate, we're going to have to make it clear to him that there is a determination by everybody to seek that political outcome and change his calculation about negotiating, that's under way right now. And I am convinced that, with the efforts of our allies and others, there will be increased pressure on Assad. State John Kerry top-news We believe very much that there’s not anything that’s going to change in April or May or June that suggests that at that time a decision you can’t make now will be made then, if it's peaceful, let's get it done. And my hope is that in the next days that will be possible. State John Kerry top-news I’m not going to apologize for an unconstitutional, un-thought out action by somebody who’s been in the United States Senate for 60-something days, that's just inappropriate. State John Kerry top-news I can't tell you whether or not we can get a deal, whether we are close, the purpose of these negotiations is not just to get a deal, it is to get the right deal. State John Kerry most-read-articles As far as we're concerned, Congress has no ability to change an executive agreement. State John Kerry most-read-articles President Obama remains committed to a two-state solution. State John Kerry most-read-articles It purports to tell the world that if you want to have any confidence in your dealings with America, they have to negotiate with 535 members of Congress, that is both untrue and a profoundly bad suggestion to make. State John Kerry world We have been clear from the beginning, we are not negotiating, a quote, legally binding plan, we are negotiating a plan that will have in it capacity for enforcement, the letter erroneously asserts this is a legally binding plan. It is not. We don't even have diplomatic relations with Iran. State John Kerry top-news When it says that Congress could actually modify the terms of an agreement at any time is flat wrong, you don't have the right to modify an agreement reached executive to executive between leaders of a country. State John Kerry top-news
