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Search results for "Iran never honored the deal"

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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
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
Martha McSally stated on August 23, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"While we were in harm’s way in uniform, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting us in a pink tutu and denigrating our service."
By Miriam Valverde• September 10, 2018
Nikki Haley stated on October 15, 2017 in comments on ABC:
"And I think that his engagement with Congress is something that never happened under President Obama. They were never allowed to debate it. They were never allowed to discuss it. So, now Congress is going to be fully engaged on the threats of Iran."
By Allison Colburn• October 19, 2017
Grok AI stated on January 04, 2025 in an X post:
President Joe Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom given to Trump’s “campaign manager, Bradley Birkenfeld, in 2021.”
By Loreben Tuquero• January 7, 2025
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
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
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
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
Independent Voice for Illinois PAC stated on August 09, 2016 in an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth:
"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)." 
By Marc Filippino• August 23, 2016
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Joe Biden stated on March 09, 2015 in a statement released to the media:
"The vast majority of our international commitments take effect without congressional approval."
By Louis Jacobson• March 12, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
Ted Cruz stated on September 01, 2015 in a speech to the Greater Houston Partnership:
The Iran deal "trusts the Iranians to inspect themselves."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 18, 2015
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
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018

Articles (3331)

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

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

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out?

By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025

Fact-checking a deal with Iran

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

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

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015

Fact-checking the Dick Cheney-John Kerry faceoff on 'Morning Joe'

By Louis Jacobson• September 4, 2015

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

Donald Trump's GOP acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz, Taylor Leighton, Adam Thorp• July 21, 2016

How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020

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

By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2013

Supporting Iranians, then threatening to end civilization: How Trump contradicts himself on war

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026

PunditFact: Fact-checking the July 19 Sunday shows

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

Trump defends 'hero' comments Sunday on ABC

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

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

John Kerry was in Paris. But did he meet with Iranians? He says no

By John Kruzel• May 22, 2018

Iran nuclear deal back in the news

By Tom Kertscher• October 17, 2017