Opening Statements

Chairman Royce’s Opening Statement:

Rep. Edward R. Royce, Chairman
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Witnesses

Chairman Royce Questions Witnesses:

The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman
Co-Chair
Iran Task Force
Leadership Council
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
(Former United States Senator)
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[truth in testimony form]

General Michael V. Hayden, USAF, Retired
Principal
Chertoff Group
(Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency)
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[truth in testimony form]

The Honorable R. Nicholas Burns
Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
(Former Under Secretary for Political Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
[full text of statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Ray Takeyh, Ph.D.
Senior Fellow
Council on Foreign Relations
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[truth in testimony form]
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