They told us last year that they'd obliterated Iran's nuclear program. This year, they told us it posed an imminent threat.
SupportedJon Ossoff, at Georgia U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (Atlanta News First)
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Why we checked itSpecific assertion about contradictory official government statements on Iran's nuclear program in consecutive years — verifiable against administration statements and intelligence assessments
What we foundThe factual core of Ossoff's claim is confirmed by multiple independent sources: the Trump administration declared Iran's nuclear program 'obliterated' in 2025, then in early 2026 used Iran's nuclear program as a justification for renewed military action, framing it as an imminent threat.