Obama Just Claimed His Iran Deal Worked. Here’s the Proof It Didn’t.
Former President Barack Obama defended his Iran nuclear deal during an appearance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert. He claimed the deal was a success, despite ongoing disputes regarding its effectiveness. Critics argue that the deal empowered Iran rather than preventing its nuclear ambitions.
- ▪Obama stated that the Iran nuclear deal worked and avoided military conflict.
- ▪Critics contend that the deal was a failure and allowed Iran to strengthen its nuclear capabilities.
- ▪The deal was not ratified by the Senate, and Obama bypassed the process to secure its implementation.
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Obama Just Claimed His Iran Deal Worked. Here’s the Proof It Didn’t. Matt Margolis | 11:32 AM on May 17, 2026 AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Barack Obama appeared on Late Night with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday evening and decided it was a good time to rewrite history. And he did it with a smile and a room full of applauding liberals who were never going to challenge his lies. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Obama took veiled shots at President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, and dared to claim his diplomacy was a smashing success.
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