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Bob Corker stated on November 24, 2013 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"The administration was kicking and screaming all the way with these sanctions being put in place (on Iran)."

By Steve Contorno• December 3, 2013

Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:

Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."

By Shawn Zeller• September 27, 2008

John McCain stated on March 18, 2008 in Amman, Jordan:

It's "common knowledge" that al-Qaida is receiving training from Iran.

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 19, 2008

Bernie Sanders stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton called Barack Obama "naive" for saying he was would "sit down and talk to the Iranians" during the 2008 Democratic primary.

By Lauren Carroll• January 17, 2016

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

Andrea Mitchell stated on January 28, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports":

In 2002, "Iran was more or less an American ally."

By Jon Greenberg• February 3, 2014

Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."

By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2015

Facebook posts stated on January 01, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Hillary ignored multiple requests for security, didn’t respond for 13 hours, & let 4 Americans die in Benghazi. Trump rushed in reinforcements, threatened to destroy Iran, & made sure no lives were lost in Baghdad."

By Tom Kertscher• January 6, 2020

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

Jacky Rosen stated on May 25, 2016 in in an interview.:

On the Iran nuclear deal

By Riley Snyder• August 23, 2016

Dave Brat stated on August 10, 2015 in a speech.:

"I was one of the few, very few, who voted `no’ on the Iran deal."

By Warren Fiske• August 31, 2015

Jon Keyser stated on May 31, 2016 in a TV ad:

Says "Obama wants to give (Iran) nuclear weapons and Michael Bennet, he was all for it."

By Alan Gathright, Louis Jacobson• June 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2016 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention:

"We put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot."

By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2016

Carlos Beruff stated on May 05, 2016 in a press release:

Says President Obama’s deal "allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon."

By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016

Donald Trump stated on September 23, 2025 in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly:

“I have ended seven unendable wars.”

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 23, 2025

Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:

Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”

By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026

Mitt Romney stated on August 30, 2012 in remarks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:

In his first TV interview as president, Obama said we "should talk to Iran."

By Katie Sanders• August 31, 2012

Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2019 in a post-G7 news conference:

"We made a ridiculous deal (with Iran). We gave them $150 billion. We gave them $1.8 billion, and we got nothing."

By Jon Greenberg• August 27, 2019

Edward Markey stated on June 20, 2010 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':

"We only have 2 percent of the oil reserves in the world, and we consume 25 percent of the world's oil on a daily basis."

By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2010

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

Ask PolitiFact: How did U.S. actions contribute to economic and political upheaval in Iran?

By Louis Jacobson• February 27, 2026

Did Obama team announce Iran deal to avoid bad publicity on health care?

By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2013

Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

By Daniel Funke• January 6, 2020

Fact-checking a deal with Iran

By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• March 30, 2015

Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020

Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021

Fact-checking claims about Iran

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg• March 3, 2015

Top 5 fact-checks: Republican candidates take aim at Biden’s foreign policy in Miami debate

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2023

The "blank check" brouhaha

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• October 29, 2007

What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

Fact-checking the June 1 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014

PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 8 Sunday shows

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

PunditFact fact-checks the June 1 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Fact-checking foreign policy

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2012

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Obama: Clinton too much like McCain

By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 1, 2008

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