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Search results for "France refused Israel use of its air space to transfer US weapons for Iran war"

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Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”
By Amy Sherman• May 15, 2024
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
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
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen stated on January 08, 2013 in a press release:
Says Chuck Hagel "opposed sanctions against Iran."
By Amy Sherman• January 11, 2013
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
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011
Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton "threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2020
Tom Cotton stated on March 09, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:
Says that "Susan Rice, the president's national security adviser, has already conceded that Iran will have a robust uranium enrichment capability."
By Louis Jacobson• March 16, 2015
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
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2016 in remarks in Michigan:
The Obama administration gave Iran "$400 million in ransom payment cash."
By Lauren Carroll• August 24, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on February 08, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds."  
By Lauren Carroll• February 8, 2015
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Adam Hasner stated on September 24, 2012 in a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign:
"President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• September 25, 2012
Hillary Clinton stated on April 16, 2008 in a television debate in Philadelphia.:
"Again today (Ahmadinejad) made light of 9/11, and said that he's not even sure it happened and that people actually died."
By Adriel Bettelheim• April 16, 2008
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023

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Fact-checking claims about Iran

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 3, 2015

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

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

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

Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said?

By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025

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

Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say?

By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025

Fact-checking foreign policy

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012

Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• January 30, 2013

PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 8 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020

The US may not have an Iron Dome, but the military is spending on this technology. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 13, 2023

Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like?

By Manuela Tobias• August 13, 2018

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

By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

Fact-checking the Feb. 8 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• February 8, 2015