FACT CHECK #_4WEKBGW

WHAT WE FOUND

High-credibility sources confirm that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) already prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and that the country was adhering to its terms 1 6 11. President Trump’s frequent claim that the 2015 agreement gave Iran the right to possess nuclear weapons is factually false according to multiple fact-checkers 1 4. While Trump’s administration asserts that his 2026 memorandum of understanding achieves the goal of preventing a nuclear Iran 12, experts note that the previous deal he withdrew from would have likely achieved the same result for over a decade 11. Furthermore, arms control experts have disputed Trump's claims that Iran was soon capable of reaching the U.S. with missiles or was rebuilding enrichment facilities 2. Because the nuclear threat was already being managed by the framework Trump dismantled, his claim of uniquely preventing it is misleading 1 4 11.

SOURCES

1. 1 · pbs.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Fact-checking Trump's comments that a 2015 deal gave Iran the right to nuclear weapons | PBS News

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2. 2 · factcheck.orgFACT-CHECKER
   Assessing Trump's Claims on Iran's Nuclear and Missile Capabilities - FactCheck.org

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3. 3 · whitehouse.govACADEMIC
   74 Times President Trump Has Made Clear That Iran Cannot Have a Nuclear Weapon – The White House

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4. 4 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   PolitiFact | Trump wrong that a 2015 Obama-era deal gave Iran the right to nuclear weapons

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5. 5 · independent.co.ukWEB
   Trump claims ‘I got everything I wanted’ from Iran war in deranged G7 speech as major doubts grow over peace deal | The Independent

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6. 6 · armscontrol.orgWEB
   Trump’s Failing Iran Policy | Arms Control Association

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7. 7 · thequint.comWEB
   Iran Has Agreed To Never Have a Nuclear Weapon, Says Trump Ahead of Deal Signing

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8. 8 · cnbc.comWEB
   Trump says Iran agreed to not have nuclear weapons, but 'they can change their mind'

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9. 9 · mid-day.comWEB
   Iran cannot have nuclear weapon, says US President Donald Trump

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10. 10 · theatlantic.comWEB
    Trump's Iran Deal Gives Him Nothing He Wanted - The Atlantic

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11. 11 · abcnews.comWEB
    What was in the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump withdraw the US from it? - ABC News

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12. 12 · thehill.comWEB
    Here's what's in Donald Trump's reported 14-point MOU with Iran

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