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Bloggers stated on March 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"We could build 30 walls with the $150 billion Obama gave to Iran."

By Jon Greenberg• March 22, 2019

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

Michele Bachmann stated on October 28, 2011 in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer:

"Under Barack Obama's watch, we have expended $805 billion to liberate the people of Iraq and, more importantly, 4,400 American lives."

By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2011

Adam Kinzinger stated on October 26, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Rand Paul "has put out budgets to cut the military in half."

By Steve Contorno• October 26, 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

Robert Gates stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:

On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.

By Steve Contorno• January 16, 2014

Ted Cruz stated on June 01, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."

By Steve Contorno• June 1, 2014

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

Eric Hovde stated on March 04, 2024 in Campaign website:

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”

By Laura Schulte• March 8, 2024

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

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 01, 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

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 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:

"Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."

By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011

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

Social Media stated on March 15, 2026 in social media posts:

Video shows toddler crying over casket of American service member killed in Iran.

By Grace Abels• March 16, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address:

"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."

By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:

In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."

By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020

Marco Rubio stated on January 17, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2016

American Unity PAC stated on August 30, 2016 in a campaign ad:

Says Ted Strickland supported giving $150 billion to Iranian regime that persecutes women, Christians and gays.

By Nadia Pflaum• September 15, 2016

Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

Amid images and news of actual war, false and misleading claims about Israel-Hamas thrive

By Sara Swann• October 11, 2023

Fact-check: What Trump said about ‘$6 billion to Iran,’ immigration, economy at New Hampshire rally

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2023

Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows

By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015

Fact-checking Trump, Sanders and Carson on Aug. 16 shows

By Will Cabaniss, Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 16, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: What does the Iran war mean for US gasoline prices?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Mailbag: 'I rate your "fact-check" to be Mostly Useless'

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

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

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

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

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

PolitiFact Sheet: 6 things to know about the Iran nuclear deal

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• November 27, 2018

The Final Five -- on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview

By Allison Graves• February 5, 2017

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• October 9, 2023

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018

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