Topic: jcpoa
US intelligence assessed Iran was not building a weapon before the strikes
Verdicts: 2 True, 4 Misleading, 1 False
Trump justified two rounds of strikes on Iran with claims of imminent weaponization. His own intelligence agencies assessed otherwise, including in writing that Iran was not rebuilding.
Two Iran Deals, Eleven Years Apart: Trump’s 2026 MOU vs. Obama’s JCPOA
Verdicts: 6 True
The 2026 US-Iran ceasefire memorandum defers the hard nuclear numbers to a ‘final deal’ 60 days out; on the measures Trump used to attack the 2015 JCPOA, the signed text is so far looser and…
Hegseth vs. Murray: The Iran War’s Price Tag, Fact-Checked
Verdicts: 3 True, 2 Mostly True, 1 Misleading
Pentagon claims $29B for the Iran war; independent estimates say $50–72B. Murray’s core claims hold up. Hegseth’s framing that ‘previous presidents’ let Iran go nuclear omits that Trump himself…