Able Quote by Barack Obama

Imagine how difficult this issue would be if Iran had a nuclear weapon. And so therefore it's up to the international community, including the…

— George W. Bush

I spoke on the phone with President Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach…

— Barack Obama

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

— Barack Obama

I'm very pleased we got that nuclear agreement. It puts a lid on the nuclear weapons program. We have to enforce it, there have…

— Hillary Clinton

The Iran deal was working. As a solution to the problem of Iran developing nuclear weapons, it was actually working quite well.

— Joe Sestak

Iran is five to 10 years away from having a nuclear weapon. We have time to try diplomacy.

— Joseph Cirincione

Nuclear-armed Iran ought to be a major concern. And they're moving forward. We have got to roll that back.

— Steve Scalise

We need to take into account our allies in the Middle East including Israel, Saudi Arabia, and their concerns before we leap to the…

— Bill Hagerty

It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

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

That may prevent us from getting a deal done, It is there to be had. Whether ultimately Iran can seize that opportunity - we…

— Barack Obama

We did drive them [Iran] to the negotiating table. And my successor, John Kerry, and President [Barack] Obama got a deal that put a…

— Hillary Clinton