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Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 11, 2011
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago:
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008
Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad:
“Trump lost a trade war that he started.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 30, 2020
Mark Warner stated on August 26, 2008 in Denver:
The U.S. energy policy is to "borrow money from China to buy oil from countries that don't like us."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2008
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2016 in a speech at Mar-a-Lago:
Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."
By Linda Qiu• March 17, 2016
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 30, 2015
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
"Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate:
"We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."  
By Lauren Carroll• September 17, 2015
Priorities USA Action stated on June 19, 2016 in an ad discussed on "Meet the Press":
Says Donald Trump has said he loves war, "including with nukes."
By Lauren Carroll• June 19, 2016
John McCain stated on August 27, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bart Jansen• August 27, 2008
Kimberley Strassel stated on May 28, 2017 in "Meet the Press" on NBC:
In 2008, "candidate Obama, he's not even president-elect, sends William Miller over to Iran to establish a back channel and let the Iranians know that should he win the election, they will have friendlier terms."
By Lauren Carroll• June 2, 2017
Barack Obama stated on May 13, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.:
We're borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia "to finance this war" in Iraq.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2008
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley, Bart Jansen• October 28, 2008
Stu Burguiere stated on July 15, 2014 in comments on The Glenn Beck Radio Program:
There are fewer wars, there are fewer people dying in wars "now than there have been in quite some time."
By Derek Tsang• July 21, 2014
TikTok posts stated on October 18, 2023 in a TikTok post:
Video shows Russia attacking Israel in October 2023.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 23, 2023
Nancy Pelosi stated on January 13, 2016 in an interview on CNN:
Until the new Iran deal, China and Russia "have never voted with us at the U.N. on any sanctions on Iran in the past."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 13, 2016
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
It's "not true" that since he's been the president, executions in Iran have increased by four times.
By Robert Farley• September 23, 2010
Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:
"We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."
By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2019

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