Civility Quote by Barack Obama

Sanctions did indeed help to bring Iran to the negotiating table. But sanctions did not stop the advance of Iran's nuclear program. Negotiations have…

— Samantha Power

Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is one of the most important objectives of our national security policy, and I strongly advocated for…

— Amy Klobuchar

The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran.

— John Bolton

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

— Barack Obama

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

— Barack Obama

We need a dialogue with the Iranians, and it is going to take both carrots and sticks. We employed very tough economic sanctions, and…

— Sam Nunn

Without a deal [with Iran], the international sanctions regime will unravel with little ability to reimpose them. With this deal, we have the possibility…

— Barack Obama

Even if Iran did have a nuclear weapons capability, they could not use that to blackmail the United States or to attack; the United…

— John Mearsheimer

I don't think that any deal was needed: Iran was not a threat. Even if Iran were a threat, there was a very easy…

— Noam Chomsky

Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was all about.…

— Barack Obama

Lifting sanctions on Iran only endangers our allies in the Middle East, puts us at risk of making another shoddy nuclear deal, and removes…

— Nicole Malliotakis

International economic and political sanctions on Iran, as crucial as they may be, are only an initial step, and must be dramatically increased.

— Ehud Olmert