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Search results for "Making peace with Iran is going to be just as painful as waging war."

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Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden confirms WW3 live on TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
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
Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
In the Georgia-Russia conflict, "we flew a brigade of Georgian soldiers" from Iran to Georgia and "sent U.S. ships into the Black Sea and provided various kinds of supplies."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2014
Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a foreign policy debate in Washington, D.C.:
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
By Aaron Sharockman• November 23, 2011
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 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
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
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
John McCain stated on June 24, 2008 in a telephone appearance with Florida voters:
"The Iranians continue – in the view of every objective observer – continue to pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons."
By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008
Instagram posts stated on November 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Iran sentences 15,000 protesters to death.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 15, 2022
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2013
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America stated on April 07, 2015 in an ad:
"Rand Paul supports Obama's negotiations with Iran."
By Lauren Carroll• April 7, 2015
Van Jones stated on September 10, 2013 in a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire":
The United Nations has conducted "172 successful peacekeeping missions and negotiations."
By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2013
Social Media stated on April 04, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows a US soldier crying and saying she misses home and her family.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 7, 2026
Mitt Romney stated on March 06, 2012 in a speech to the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee:
Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of "peace through strength" is why "the Iranians released the hostages on the same day and at the same hour that Reagan was sworn in."
By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2012
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2026 in a video:
On the US seeking regime change
By Amy Sherman• March 3, 2026
Mitt Romney stated on March 02, 2010 in his book "No Apology.":
Several times, Obama "has apologized for what he deems to be American arrogance, dismissiveness, and derision; for dictating solutions, for acting unilaterally ... ."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 15, 2010
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2025 in a news conference:
“We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.”
By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 17, 2025
John Kerry stated on September 06, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:
On U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "set the record straight — he said, our two countries have 'exactly the same policy' (and) 'our security cooperation is unprecedented.'"
By Amy Sherman• September 13, 2012
Karl Rove stated on March 16, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.
By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2014

Articles (7192)

Would Trump’s Iran deal bring ‘peace’? Here’s why that is a stretch.

By Amy Sherman• June 15, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 8, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Donald Trump's GOP acceptance speech, annotated

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

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

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

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026

Fact-checking the June 1 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014

Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• September 23, 2025

PunditFact fact-checks the June 1 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• June 1, 2014

Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025

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

By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025

Fact-checking claims about former President Jimmy Carter’s record

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• December 30, 2024

Fact-checking the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

PunditFact fact-checks the March 22 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman• March 22, 2015

Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• April 17, 2026

Donald Trump and Joe Biden on Israel and Gaza: Comparing their positions

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 25, 2024