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Search results for "Trump declared he would get Iran to surrender unconditionally in 4-6 weeks"

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JD Vance stated on August 24, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2025
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
Sebastian Gorka stated on November 13, 2017 in a speech at UNC-Chapel Hill:
Iran’s regime "every Friday declares war on us."
By Paul Specht• November 16, 2017
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Kenosha, Wis.:
"No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days."
By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2017
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 March 11, 2015 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
"Here, we have Thanksgiving, we have Christmas, we have the 4th of July. Every year in Iran, they celebrate Death to America day."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 13, 2015
Barack Obama stated on September 26, 2008 in the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:
Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
By Shawn Zeller• September 27, 2008
Chain email stated on June 07, 2011 in a chain e-mail:
Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.
By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2011
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
Marco Rubio stated on July 19, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
The Iran deal "violates promises the president made to the American people." ... "It is not an anytime, anywhere inspection process."  
By Louis Jacobson• July 19, 2015
Facebook posts stated on March 06, 2024 in Facebook post:
A photo shows Donald Trump on a street lined with American flags and a crowd behind him.
By Katelyn Ferral• March 13, 2024
Ron Paul stated on February 22, 2012 in a debate in Arizona:
"Today gasoline hit $6 a gallon in Florida."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 23, 2012
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
Instagram posts stated on November 04, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has surrendered.”
By Sara Swann• November 6, 2023
Franklin Graham stated on August 19, 2010 in an interview on CNN:
"The seed of Muslim is passed through the father."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 26, 2010
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
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 08, 2023 in an ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “voted to send hundreds of millions to Iran” to bankroll “radicals like Hezbollah and Hamas.”
By Tyler Katzenberger• November 24, 2023
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2016 in a Facebook post:
"The Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State."
By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2016
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in a Cabinet meeting:
Rare is the president "who's passed more legislation, who's done more things than what we've done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated."
By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2017
Chain email stated on August 12, 2013 in a document shared via email and social media:
A United Nations working group has "adopted a proposed agenda" to enable member nations to "disarm civilians within their borders."
By Louis Jacobson• August 12, 2013

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By Robert Farley• May 22, 2008

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By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

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By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2020

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By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

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By Linda Qiu• September 8, 2015

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By Louis Jacobson• June 18, 2025

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By Tom Kertscher• March 28, 2016

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