“We eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon.”
What Washington Post found
Critics of the Iran nuclear deal have voiced concerns that Iran could work toward nuclear weapons capability under the guise of pursuing peaceful goals, such as a nuclear energy program.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
John Kerry (former secretary of state) made this claim around 18 August 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “In dispute”.
John Kerry has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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