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Search results for "US begins Iran port blockade"

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X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video:
A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2022 in a post:
“Trudeau declares Emergencies Act amounting to near martial law in Canada.”
By Monique Curet• February 17, 2022
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 01, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
U.S. sanctions mean “Cuba can’t trade with any country or any company whatsoever.”
By Gabrielle Settles• July 19, 2021
Tom Cotton stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":
President Barack Obama "said at the beginning of the negotiations that the basic approach was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for dismantling the sanctions."
By Christian Belanger• July 22, 2015
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015
Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter:
“Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
By D.L. Davis• March 1, 2021
Social Media stated on March 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows Israelis fleeing to Cyprus.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 23, 2026
Lila Rose stated on May 14, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.”
By Jeff Cercone• May 17, 2024
Carly Fiorina stated on June 02, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Barbara Boxer's worried about the weather" instead of terrorism as the biggest threat to national security.
By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• June 4, 2010
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
Donald Trump stated on May 08, 2025 in an event in the White House:
Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2025
Viral image stated on January 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton "threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2020
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
Mitch McConnell stated on July 19, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention:
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
By Jon Greenberg• July 20, 2016
Miami Seaport Alliance stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
By Amy Sherman• May 14, 2014
Curtis Foltz stated on November 08, 2011 in an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
By Willoughby Mariano• December 14, 2011
Ted Cruz stated on April 22, 2021 in a press conference:
“You didn't see Republicans when we had control of the Senate try to rig the game.”
By Louis Jacobson, Brandon Mulder• April 27, 2021

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