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Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/1010/Ross_talks_Iran_Israel_with_AIPAC.html
U.S.: "Iran Prefers Defiance and Secrecy to Transparency and Peace"
(Politico) Special Assistant to the President Dennis Ross told the AIPAC National Summit on Monday: "Iran's own behavior over the past two years, however, has demonstrated that it prefers defiance and secrecy to transparency and peace....The Iranian government's continued repression and intimidation of its own people following the presidential election last year demonstrated the lack of respect it shows even to its own citizens. And in the Middle East, Iran continues to rely on tactics of intimidation and coercion to gain influence, a pattern clearly on display during President Ahmadinejad's provocative recent visit to Lebanon and through Iran's ongoing support for Hizbullah." "Should Iran continue its defiance, despite its growing isolation and the damage to its economy, its leaders should listen carefully to President Obama who has said many times, 'we are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.'"