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Search results for "Iran's military nuclear capability was financed by cash sent to the Mullahs by Biden and Obama"

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Eric Hovde stated on March 04, 2024 in Campaign website:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
By Laura Schulte• March 8, 2024
Richard Burr stated on August 03, 2016 in a press release:
Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
By Will Doran• August 5, 2016
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
Kevin Nicholson stated on May 30, 2018 in an interview:
The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that."  
By Tom Kertscher• June 29, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Karen Handel stated on June 06, 2017 in a debate:
"Nearly $2 billion in cash was flown over to Iran, money that the Obama administration has admitted is being used for terrorists and to support further activities there."  
By Jon Greenberg• June 7, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.:
"When those restrictions expire (in the Iran nuclear deal), Iran will have an industrial-size military nuclear capability ready to go."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 24, 2016
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
Glenn Beck stated on March 19, 2015 in a Facebook post:
"A few weeks ago Obama took Hamas and Iran OFF the terror list."
By Louis Jacobson• March 20, 2015
Joe Biden stated on May 08, 2012 in a speech:
"When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran."
By Eric Stirgus• May 14, 2012
Bloggers stated on September 25, 2015 in posts on the Internet:
Democratic Sens. Ed Markey, Al Franken and Jeanne Shaheen "took Bribes From Iran … They Back Insane NUKE Deal."
By Louis Jacobson• September 1, 2015
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
The nuclear deal gave Iran "$150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes."
By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2018
John Kerry stated on September 02, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The nuclear agreement with Iran "never sunsets. There's no sunset in this agreement."
By Louis Jacobson• September 3, 2015
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
X posts stated on October 13, 2020 in a videos, articles and screenshots:
Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
By Daniel Funke• October 14, 2020
John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
By Will Doran• October 12, 2016
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
Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":
President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."
By Christian Belanger• July 22, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 08, 2023 in an ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
By Tyler Katzenberger• November 24, 2023
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

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