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Search results for "Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world"

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Rand Paul stated on April 12, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Hillary Clinton "completely ignored" "dozens and dozens of requests for more security" for the Benghazi consulate.    
By Katie Sanders• April 12, 2015
Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity:
 In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."
By Lauren Carroll• March 18, 2015
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
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2025 in a news conference:
“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 17, 2025
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Rick Santorum stated on February 17, 2012 in a campaign event:
Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy.
By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2012
John McCain stated on January 18, 2017 in an interview on Fox News:
"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks. 
By Lauren Carroll• February 1, 2017
Barack Obama stated on May 20, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' <i>America's Election HQ</i>:
"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."
By Will Van Sant• June 4, 2008
Secure America Now stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Obama adviser David Plouffe took "large piles of cash" from a joint venture partner of a company owned by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
By Becky Bowers• September 25, 2012
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
USA In Front stated on December 11, 2017 in a headline:
BREAKING: Illegal Muslim From Iran Arrested For Starting California Wildfire
By Chris Nichols• December 20, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices":
"In Iran in 1979, the extremists hijacked the broad-based popular revolution against the Shah and established a brutal theocracy."
By Louis Jacobson• June 11, 2014
Secure America Now stated on July 04, 2012 in a TV ad:
"For his first interview as president, Barack Obama chose Arab TV for an apology."
By Molly Moorhead• July 12, 2012
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015
John McCain stated on May 19, 2008 in Chicago:
"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
By Robert Farley• May 21, 2008
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2013
Barack Obama stated on December 21, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Since the United States began negotiations with Iran, "that's probably the first year and a half in which Iran has not advanced its nuclear program in the last decade."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 21, 2014
Mitt Romney stated on February 22, 2012 in in a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz.:
"This president ... could have gotten crippling sanctions against Iran. He did not."
By Becky Bowers• February 24, 2012
John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview:
"Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."
By Miriam Valverde• May 31, 2017
Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post:
Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.
By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Has the US ‘destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability’? Fact-checking President Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025

Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 26, 2016

If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?

By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2020

Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know

By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• May 8, 2018

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

Fact-checking foreign policy

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012

Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

By Loreben Tuquero• April 10, 2026

These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated

By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

When the U.S. goes to war, TV networks call on the warheads

By Katie Sanders• September 25, 2014

Strait of Hormuz: What to know about the crucial oil passage Iran might block following US strikes

By Madison Czopek, Ella Moore• June 23, 2025

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive

By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

PunditFact: Fact-checking the July 19 Sunday shows

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015

False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake

By Loreben Tuquero• June 23, 2025