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Donald Trump stated on October 1, 2026 in a Truth Social post:

"I stated, numerous times, that it would take 4-6 weeks to get rid of THE IRAN NUCLEAR THREAT, and I did it in one night!”

By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • October 2, 2026

Social Media stated on April 5, 2026 in social media posts:

Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.

By Maria Briceño • April 6, 2026

Elizabeth Warren stated on March 3, 2026 in in a speech on March 3, 2026:

“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”

By Zoe Weyand • March 20, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2026 in a press conference:

Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2026

X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:

Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.

By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:

On the US seeking regime change

By Amy Sherman • March 3, 2026

Chris Murphy stated on March 1, 2026 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation":

“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2026

Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:

“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”

By Sara Swann • April 15, 2024

Facebook posts stated on January 8, 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

Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them."

By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2020

Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech :

"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."

By Mark Reynolds • July 26, 2015

Tom Cotton stated on March 9, 2015 in a letter to Iranian leaders:

If President Barack Obama strikes a nuclear deal with Iran, "the next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time."

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2015

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

Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:

"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand • April 2, 2026

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 July 28, 2025 in an interview:

“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.

By Samantha Putterman • August 5, 2025

Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Video shows a “US-owned cargo ship was just hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen!”

By Madison Czopek • January 16, 2024

Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet:

“Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.”

By Noah Y. Kim • February 2, 2021

Viral image stated on January 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A man at "the storming of the U.S. embassy" in Iraq visited the White House in 2011.

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 8, 2020

Donald Trump stated on December 20, 2018 in a tweet:

"Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy" about U.S. troops leaving Syria.

By Miriam Valverde • December 21, 2018

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How accurate are Democrats’ attacks on GOP opponents about opposing Iran war’s end?

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2026

Enriched uranium stockpile undercuts Trump claim of Iran’s ‘essential denuclearization’

By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2026

The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2026

Trump, Hegseth and Caine at WH press conference 4-626

Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026

Women walk with Iran flag in Tehran March 20, 2026

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

By Loreben Tuquero • March 23, 2026

Burning remnants of a drone attack at Dubai airport March 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2026

Iranian flags at funeral procession, Tehran, Iran, 03-11-2026.

Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery

By Loreben Tuquero • March 12, 2026

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

By Zoe Weyand • March 2, 2026

Protesters for war powers at the capitol

US attacks in Iran prompt renewed push in Congress over war powers

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2026

File photo from 1980 showing vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

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

By Ella Moore, Madison Czopek • June 23, 2025

JCS chair Dan Caine at Pentagon presser after Iran attack

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

By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2025

Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites?

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 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

Trucks surrounding Fordo nuclear facility

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

By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2025

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

By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2020

Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years

By Bill McCarthy • November 22, 2019

Fact-checking a deal with Iran

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

A controversial ad and Democratic infighting: What El-Sayed has said about Israel and US services

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • October 30, 2026

Fact-check: El-Sayed and Rogers level personal attacks in first Michigan Senate race debate

By Caleb McCullough, Loreben Tuquero • October 8, 2026