Iran is very much in the news, with President Obama signing legislation that imposes new sanctions against Iran, which has warned it may retaliate by closing a key oil route. But there was more heat than light on the critical issue of Iran from two GOP presidential candidates this weekend:
- On CNN's "State of the Union," Rep. Ron Paul falsely claimed the International Atomic Energy Agency "did not find any evidence" that Iran is "on the verge of a [nuclear] weapon." However, the IAEA reported on Nov. 8 that Iran has carried out activities "relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device."
- On "Meet the Press," Rick Santorum went too far in claiming Obama "basically" said the 2009 reelection of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was "a legitimate one." Actually, Obama said he could not "state definitively one way or another" whether the election was legitimate, because the U.S. did not have election monitors in Iran.
Several Republican candidates appeared on the Sunday talk shows to talk politics and policy, with the Iowa caucuses two days away. A key topic was Iran.
Paul, Jan. 1: "At least Iran is in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and that's a step and they do have inspections. The AEIE did not find any evidence that they are on the verge of a weapon."
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