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Search results for "Trump blew up the Iran Nuclear Deal"

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Donald Trump stated on March 03, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
The 2015 Iran nuclear agreement “gave (Iran) the right to have top-of-the-line nuclear weapons.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2026
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2018 in a press conference:
"In seven years that (nuclear) deal will have expired, and Iran is free to go ahead and create nuclear weapons."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 2, 2018
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
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
Paul Ryan stated on April 22, 2016 in a news release:
The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."
By Tom Kertscher• April 29, 2016
Donald Trump stated on May 10, 2018 in a tweet:
"Senator Cryin’ Chuck Schumer fought hard against the Bad Iran Deal, even going at it with President Obama, & then Voted AGAINST it! Now he says I should not have terminated the deal"
By Dan Clark• May 24, 2018
David Rouzer stated on May 08, 2018 in a tweet:
"The #irandeal ultimately would have guaranteed Iran a nuclear bomb capable of reaching the US."
By Paul Specht• May 22, 2018
Donald Trump stated on October 08, 2017 in a tweet:
"Bob Corker gave us the Iran Deal."
By John Kruzel• October 12, 2017
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention.:
The Iran nuclear deal is "putting billions of dollars back into a country that’s the world’s largest supporter of terrorism. We are actually giving them the money to fund the terrorists that are killing us and our allies."
By Dan Clark• August 5, 2016
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
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
Facebook posts stated on January 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"The missiles that were launched at American forces in Iraq from Iran, were funded by Barack Obama, with American tax dollars."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
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
Richard Burr stated on August 03, 2016 in a press release:
Says Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are "responsible for leading America into a deal that will arm Iran."
By Will Doran• August 5, 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
Ted Cruz stated on September 09, 2015 in a tweet:
"The Iran Deal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons."  
By Louis Jacobson• September 10, 2015
Donald Trump stated on September 03, 2015 in an interview:
Under the Iran deal: "If Israel attacks Iran … we’re supposed to be on Iran’s side."
By Warren Fiske, Amy Sherman• September 4, 2015
John Bolton SuperPAC stated on September 27, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Deborah Ross "supports the Iran nuclear deal and the ransom it paid for hostages."
By Will Doran• October 12, 2016
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
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends":
The nuclear deal gave Iran "$150 billion, giving $1.8 billion in cash — in actual cash carried out in barrels and in boxes from airplanes."
By Jon Greenberg• April 27, 2018

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By W. Gardner Selby• September 23, 2015

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By Amy Sherman• June 18, 2025

Iran nuclear deal: 3 key points

By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2018

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

Iran nuclear deal back in the news

By Tom Kertscher• October 17, 2017

What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

By John Kruzel• May 3, 2018

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

By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2020

Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

Fact-checking Marco Rubio’s statements about the Iran nuclear deal

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin and the Iran deal

By W. Gardner Selby• September 9, 2015

Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical

By Amy Sherman• February 26, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's United Nations speech

By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• September 19, 2017

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By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015

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

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 13, 2025

Trump defends 'hero' comments Sunday on ABC

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Aaron Sharockman• July 19, 2015

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

By Bill McCarthy, Miriam Valverde• January 8, 2020

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

By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

Donald Trump tweeted about an Iranian missile test. Did it happen?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017