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Search results for "Iran willing to attend second round of talks with US, Pakistan officials say"

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George W. Bush stated on February 10, 2008 in Camp David:
Barack Obama said "he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 12, 2008
Republican National Committee stated on October 21, 2008 in a direct mail piece:
"Barack Obama thinks terrorists just need a good talking to."
By Alexander Lane• October 22, 2008
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 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
Marco Rubio stated on November 23, 2013 in a press release:
"Just days ago, Iran's Supreme Leader (Ali) Khamenei, who will oversee implementation of this agreement, was calling Israel a 'rabid dog' and accusing the United States of war crimes."
By Julie Kliegman• November 27, 2013
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.:
John McCain "has threatened extinction for North Korea and sung songs about bombing Iran."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 29, 2008
Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in in a debate:
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2012
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 03, 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
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
Bill O'Reilly stated on October 06, 2014 in a broadcast of Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":
Muslim nations did not "call out" the people who celebrated the 9/11 attacks.
By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2014
Barack Obama stated on May 01, 2011 in an address to the nation:
"Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan."
By Robert Farley• May 5, 2011
John McCain stated on October 28, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Florida:
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
By Bill Adair, Robert Farley, Bart Jansen• October 28, 2008
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video:
The Obama administration "willfully leaked the existence of STUXNET (a computer worm used against Iran), allowing our enemies to learn more of our secrets and of our operations."
By Jon Greenberg• August 24, 2012
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
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
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
Rick Perry stated on August 03, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The United States is at "historic record highs" of individuals being apprehended on the border from countries with terrorist ties such as "Pakistan or Afghanistan or Syria."
By Lauren Carroll• August 3, 2014
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
Viral image stated on January 04, 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
Russ Feingold stated on October 07, 2016 in an interview:
Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
By Tom Kertscher• October 21, 2016

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