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Barack Obama describes phone talks with Iran’s leader about limiting nuclear weapons. He notes that sanctions alone could not stop the program but helped bring Iran to a negotiating table. He also warns that a nuclear capability could spark a dangerous arms race in the region.

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Iran won't pursue nuclear weapons because 'it's contrary to their faith.'

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Before I even came into office, I said that preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was a priority.

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As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I…

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For the first time, preventing nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism is now at the top of America's nuclear agenda.

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Iran . . . has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful . . . time is not unlimited.

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We cannot afford to have a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world.

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As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a…

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The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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Over more than a decade, Iran had moved ahead with its nuclear program. And before the deal, it had installed nearly 20,000…

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When we think of the major threats to our national security, the first to come to mind are nuclear proliferation, rogue states…

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We have a historic opportunity to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in Iran, and to do so peacefully, with the international…

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The other thing is going to be me being able to show not just the American people or the Israeli people but…

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They assert that their program is purely peaceful. . . . We want them to demonstrate clearly in the actions they propose…

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Just listen to what Mr. [Donald] Trump has to say and make your own judgment with respect to how confident you feel…

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Iran has made vile comments, anti-Semitic comments, comments about the destruction of Israel. It is precisely for that reason that even before…

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Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that…

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Essentially, Iran was sanctioned because of what had happened at Fordow, its unwillingness to comply with previous U.N. security resolutions about their…

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Even as we implement the nuclear deal and welcome our Americans home, we recognize that there remain about differences between the United…

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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in…

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The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a verifiable deal on Iran recognizing Israel is really akin…

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International inspectors are on the ground and Iran is being subjected to the most comprehensive, intrusive inspection regime ever negotiated to monitor…

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When it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table. ... That includes…

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You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have…

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As I've said many times, the nuclear deal was never intended to resolve all of our differences with Iran. But still, engaging…

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When I touched my hand against the Western Wall and placed my prayer between its ancient stones, I thought of all the…

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Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

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Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. And for them to be able to provide nuclear technology to non-state actors, that's unacceptable.

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Iran's nuclear program . . . there was going to be a time limit . . .

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Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

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Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to…

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We [USA] don't have diplomatic leverage to eliminate every vestige of a peaceful nuclear program in Iran. What we do have the…

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The greatest threat to U.S. and global security is no longer a nuclear exchange between nations, but nuclear terrorism by violent extremists…

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The alternative, no limits on Iran's nuclear program, no inspections, an Iran that's closer to a nuclear weapon, the risk of regional…

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Iran will for sure have pledged to the international community that it will not develop a nuclear weapon, and now will be…

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The bottom line is this - whereas Iran was steadily expanding its nuclear program, we have now cut off every single path…

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Of course we [with Angela Merkel] discussed our commitment to meeting shared security challenges from countering cyber threats to ensuring that Iran…

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The single biggest threat that we face is a nuclear weapon or some weapon of mass destruction. What that means is that…

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Now that Iran's actions have been verified, it can begin to receive relief from certain nuclear sanctions and gain access to its…

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We've achieved this historic progress through diplomacy, without resorting to another war in the Middle East. I want to also point out…

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What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it…

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