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Search results for "President Trump lashes out at critics of his deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran"

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Karen Handel stated on June 08, 2017 in a debate:
Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."
By John Kruzel• June 14, 2017
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
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
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
Diamond and Silk stated on July 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."
By Amy Sherman• July 5, 2018
Donald Trump stated on October 07, 2023 in a news release:
"Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration.”
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 11, 2023
Ron Johnson stated on March 08, 2015 in an interview on 'Fox News Sunday':
"The Iranian parliament will get to say yes or no on this deal, and I think the United States Congress should have the exact same input into the process."
By Steve Contorno• March 10, 2015
Islamic Republic News Agency stated on January 07, 2020 in a tweet:
Says photo shows U.S. planes on fire after Iranian missile strikes in Iraq.
By Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2020
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
Benjamin Netanyahu stated on February 15, 2017 in a joint press conference with President Donald Trump:
In the "past few weeks," President Donald Trump pointed out "Iranian violations on ballistic missile tests. By the way, these ballistic missiles are inscribed in Hebrew, ‘Israel must be destroyed.’ "
By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2017
Tom Cotton stated on March 09, 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
Sarah Palin stated on September 22, 2008 in the New York Sun:
"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."
By Alexander Lane• September 25, 2008
Sean Hannity stated on March 10, 2015 in remarks on Fox's Hannity:
 In 2007, when Nancy Pelosi met with President Assad of Syria, "nobody got upset."
By Lauren Carroll• March 18, 2015
Mike Huckabee stated on September 16, 2015 in comments on the CNN debate:
"We've just now given over $100 billion" to Iran, "the equivalent in U.S. terms is $5 trillion."  
By Lauren Carroll• September 17, 2015
Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email:
Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
By Tom Kertscher• January 29, 2016
Instagram posts stated on October 11, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Biden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Jeff Cercone• October 13, 2023
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stated on September 19, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani "was never sentenced to stoning."
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2010
Stephen Hayes stated on December 28, 2014 in a panel discussion on "Fox News Sunday":
"We've caught Iran cheating on the interim (nuclear) deal."
By Jon Greenberg• December 31, 2014
Ron Dermer stated on July 13, 2015 in a speech to a pro-Israel Christian group:
"In a few months, this deal would give Iran $150 billion" for its $300 billion to $400 billion economy, which is "like $8 trillion flowing into the United States treasury."
By Jon Greenberg• July 17, 2015

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By Amy Sherman• June 15, 2026

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg• January 7, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump's United Nations speech

By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• September 19, 2017

Checking the president, and the presidential campaign

By Tom Kertscher• March 3, 2016

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

By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

Previewing President Obama’s final State of the Union address

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 11, 2016

Rattling sabers at Iran

By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008

The US freed $6 billion in Iranian money. Did it help fund Hamas’ attack on Israel?

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 9, 2023

Fact-checking the Jan. 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2016

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

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

By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025

Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked

By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016

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

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

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview

By Allison Graves• February 5, 2017

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

By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026

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

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

By Mica Soellner• January 15, 2020

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

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

By Louis Jacobson• November 25, 2013