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Search results for "U.S. intelligence reports show that Iran retains substantial missile capacity"

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Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
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
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
Carlos Beruff stated on May 05, 2016 in a press release:
Says President Obama’s deal "allows Iran to produce a nuclear weapon."
By Joshua Gillin, Louis Jacobson• May 11, 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
Mitt Romney stated on March 23, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
The United States stopped plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe "as a gift to Russia."
By Katie Sanders• March 23, 2014
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
Lynn Westmoreland stated on September 11, 2015 in press release:
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed "to lift Iran’s economic and arms sanctions without any proof of change in conduct."
By Nancy Badertscher• October 13, 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
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Richard Burr stated on April 18, 2017 in a speech in Youngsville, NC:
"The pace of missile development between (Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un) has increased the testing about twenty-fold."
By Will Doran• April 24, 2017
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
@thesavoyshow stated on January 07, 2020 in an Instagram post:
Says a video shows Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. airbases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a series of photos show Iranian rockets being launched toward U.S. air bases in Iraq.
By Daniel Funke• January 8, 2020
Threads posts stated on April 14, 2024 in a post:
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
By Sara Swann• April 15, 2024
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 27, 2015 in an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 30, 2015
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2009 in a White House announcement:
On whether he would put a missile shield in Poland.
By Robert Farley• September 22, 2009
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
X posts stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows “massive fire after Iranian missile made impact in Tel Aviv” in June 2025.
By Maria Briceño• June 23, 2025

Articles (7519)

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

By Louis Jacobson• January 31, 2019

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

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2017

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

By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2017

Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Loreben Tuquero• March 11, 2026

These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated

By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

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

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said?

By Amy Sherman• June 23, 2025

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

By Louis Jacobson• April 23, 2015

Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say

By Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2025

Social media feeds are awash with Iran war misinformation. Here’s how to identify false imagery

By Loreben Tuquero• March 12, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 17, 2026

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

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2026

Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern

By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2025

Ahead of face-to-face meeting, Biden and Putin remain far apart on the facts

By Jon Greenberg• June 14, 2021

Rattling sabers at Iran

By Alexander Lane• July 7, 2008

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

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

By Steve Contorno• December 6, 2013