In a rebuke to former secretary of state John Kerry, national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Thursday slammed the Iran deal as the worst agreement since the 1938 Munich Agreement with Nazi Germany.
Iran engaged in secretive nuclear work that breached international accords as recently as 2019, according to nuclear inspectors who have been blocked from accessing these contested military sites. 
The Trump administration has again renewed key sanctions waivers permitting Iran to conduct sensitive nuclear work, generating anger among GOP hawks who have long called for the administration to quit giving Tehran a pass on its pursuit of an atomic weapon. 
Former secretary of state John Kerry, who along with his wife Teresa Heinz is estimated to be worth $1 billion, on Friday referred to the $1.7 billion payment the United States made to Iran in 2016 as a "little bit of money." 
Conservative radio host Mark Levin ripped the media and Democrats for not being harsh enough on the Iranian regime while discussing President Donald Trump's national address Wednesday night. 
Democratic presidential contenders Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) are slated to host a conference call with an Iranian-American advocacy group that has been accused of acting as Tehran’s lobbying arm in the United States. 
Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs said Friday that the United States should not push for regime change in Iran because of America's "murderous" history. 
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D., Va.) on Thursday immediately blamed President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal for the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) blamed oil sanctions for Iran's attack on vital oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, justifying it as a "retaliatory attack." 
The New York Times recycled analysis of the Trump administration's claims of Iranian bellicosity, publishing two pieces just months apart raising questions about whether President Donald Trump's accusations against the Khamenei regime could be trusted given his tendency to stretch the truth. 