--- title: Chris Christie Won't Pledge to Undo Iran Deal description: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that he would not pledge to undo an Iran nuclear deal he doesn't like should he become president. canonical: https://time.com/3945854/chris-christie-iran-deal/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-04T20:39:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:44.612Z article:section: Politics og:title: Christie Won't Pledge to Undo Iran Deal og:description: Even though he doesn't approve of it. og:url: https://time.com/3945854/chris-christie-iran-deal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a592b5a1c1f384e/69885967e53aba16604de724/chris-christie-new-hampshire.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: New Jersey Gov. 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Jul 4, 2015 8:39 PM UTC  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) holds a town hall meeting at the American Legion Dupuis Cross Post 15 July 2, 2015 in Ashland, New Hampshire. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) holds a town hall meeting at the American Legion Dupuis Cross Post 15 July 2, 2015 in Ashland, New Hampshire. Darren McCollester—2015 Getty Images by [Zeke J Miller / Wolfeboro, N.H.](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke J Miller / Wolfeboro, N.H. Jul 4, 2015 8:39 PM UTC New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday that while he is deeply troubled by the emerging Iranian nuclear agreement, he would not pledge to undo it should he take office. Speaking to Republicans on July 4th in this lakeside vacation town, Christie sought to differentiate himself from the other 15 GOP candidates for president, casting himself as a leader who would carefully consider all options. “I’m not one of those guys who’s going to say to you, ‘on Day One I will abrogate the agreement,'” Christie said, noting that the American president could not just act alone when China, Russia, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are also parties to the deal, should one emerge. “On Day One, I will look into it and try to decide, depending upon where we are at that moment.” As Christie was speaking, American and international negotiators were continuing talks in Vienna to complete the deal before this week’s deadline. Christie said he would have long since walked away from the table, arguing that Iran cannot be trusted to implement the agreement. “If I was negotiating this deal right now, I would be gone,” he said. “I would be away from the table. I would be going back to our allies and saying these are not reliable negotiators on the other side—not the people we can count on to keep their word. They haven’t shown us that.” But Christie added he could not commit to revoke an agreement without prior investigation. “If I’m saddled with the deal as president, then on the first day I’ll be saying to my national security advisor, to my Secretary of State and to my head of national intelligence: give me all the information I need to let me know all the options I have to try to put this genie back in the bottle, and then we’ll make a decision,” he added. The comments follow a pattern for Christie, who has tried to draw subtle differences between himself and the rest of the GOP field on a range of policy proposals. Christie told a crowd of more than 100 at the breakfast event to “be careful” of candidates who make promises about what they’ll do on “Day One.” “I have grave, grave doubts that this is an agreement I will be willing to stand behind, but I also don’t want to be the kind of president who tells all of you something in a campaign and that either doesn’t do it, hoping you forget that I told you I would actually do it on the first day,” he said. “Or, who does it only because I promised it, even if at that moment it’s not what’s in the best interests of America.” ## Transcript America is tired of hand wringing and indecisiveness and weakness in the Oval Office. We need to have strength and decision making and authority back in the Oval Office and that is why today I am proud to announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United United States of America. [ APPLAUSE ] We must tell each other the truth about the problems we have and the difficulty of the solutions. But if we tell each other the truth, everybody, we recognize that truth and hard decisions today will lead to growth and opportunity tomorrow for every American in this country. I am not running for President of the United States As a surrogate for being elected prom king of America. I am not looking to be the most popular guy who looks in your eyes everyday and tries to figure out what you want to hear, say it, and then turn around and do something else. Hallelujah When I stand up on a stage like this, in front of all of you there is one thing you will know for sure. I mean what I say, and I say what I mean, and that's what America needs right now. 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