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Search results for "Iran walks out of peace talks after Trump outburst"

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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
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
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
By Maria Briceño• April 13, 2026
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 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
Facebook posts stated on December 09, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi was "asked to leave a children’s benefit after drunken outburst."
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 11, 2019
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
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 30, 2015
Ted Cruz stated on May 17, 2023 in a speech at the Hudson Institute:
Barack Obama said that Iran has a “right” to nuclear technology, including weapons.
By Sarah Bahari• June 13, 2023
Donald Trump stated on February 01, 2017 in a tweet:
"The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."
By Linda Qiu, Miriam Valverde• February 2, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 15, 2016 in a speech at Mar-a-Lago:
Under the Iran nuclear deal, "we give them $150 billion, we get nothing."
By Linda Qiu• March 17, 2016
Ron Dermer stated on March 22, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "didn't change his position" on a two-state solution.    
By Katie Sanders• March 22, 2015
Bernie Sanders stated on April 17, 2016 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
Says that in her speech to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, Hillary Clinton "had one line on the Palestinian people."
By Louis Jacobson• April 20, 2016
Liz Cheney stated on March 22, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
The IAEA, or the International Atomic Energy Agency, "last month said the Iranians are not currently living up to their obligations."
By Lauren Carroll• March 22, 2015
Donald Trump stated on August 16, 2015 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says "if the (Iran nuclear) deal gets rejected, they still get" $150 billion.
By Lauren Carroll• August 16, 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
Viral image stated on November 05, 2022 in Instagram post:
A German survey ranked Kyrie Irving as the “greatest threat to world peace” among world leaders.
By Michael Majchrowicz• November 8, 2022
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
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

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