Barack Obama Quotes

I'm determined that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon.

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

A bad deal with Iran on nuclear weapons is worse than no deal at all.

The more patient we are, the closer the Iranians get to a nuclear weapon.

After months of negotiations, Iran has finally agreed to reduce its nuclear weapons program. Which was great until Putin showed up and said, 'Hi, I'm here about Craigslist ad for nukes.'

There's no question but that a nuclear Iran, a nuclear-capable Iran is unacceptable to America. It presents a threat not only to our friends but ultimately a threat to us to have Iran have nuclear material, nuclear weapons that could be used against us or used to be threatening to us.

It is clear that the original idea of the Iranians [to produce nuclear weapons] has been stopped by this agreement.

The JCPOA is working - preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. It's time for the Republicans to start working, too.

Iran is not about building nuclear weapons. We don't wanna build nuclear weapons. We don't believe that nuclear weapons bring security to anybody, certainly not to us.

Iran would do well to look at the calendar and realize there's a new president in the Oval Office. And Iran would do well not to test the resolve of this new president [Donald Trump].

The fact is that one significant way the Iranians have a posture different from the North Koreans, the North Koreans basically are saying we have a nuclear program. We are seeking weapons. We have produced weapons. We're proud of the fact that we have weapons.

If you're gonna sit there and be worried about what Donald Trump would do with nuclear weapons, you've got to know that it's Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who have made it possible for Iran to nuke up, and that's in nobody's best interests. That's not in the best interests of our ally, Israel. It's not in the best interests of ourselves.

The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

It is essential for America to understand what our mission is in Iran, and that is to dissuade Iran from having a nuclear weapon through peaceful and diplomatic means.

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

I think [Republicans] would really like to rip up that [Iran nuclear agreement] and get a new one, but that's going to be very difficult. You, of course, have Russia involved in that.

By unleashing an active diplomacy on its nuclear activities, Iran has effectively neutralized the European and US policies,.

The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.

The world should be very clear about making sure that Iran does not get nuclear weapons, period.

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.

President Obama has made it clear that the United States is determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

The United States, and the president's made this clear, does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us. And it's a red line obviously for the Israelis so we share a common goal here.

The greatest achievement of America in the last 70 years has been the prevention of a post Nagasaki nuclear proliferation.

I support the right of Iran and of any Arab country to have nuclear weapons. This is our right, brothers…. if any Arab country had nuclear weapons at any point in history, America and Israel would have never dared to do what they are doing to the entire Arab nation.