--- title: Iran Nuclear Deal: Hillary Clinton Backs Barack Obama description: Hillary Clinton hailed the nuclear deal the U.S. and other world powers made with Iran canonical: https://time.com/3957326/iran-nuclear-deal-hillary-clinton/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-14T16:04:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:02:30.347Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Backs Iran Nuclear Deal og:description: Presidential hopeful calls it an “important step" og:url: https://time.com/3957326/iran-nuclear-deal-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f8dbd33a3750bd/69885aa3f887dc5118e91542/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton - speech og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Backs Iran Nuclear Deal twitter:description: Presidential hopeful calls it an “important step" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f8dbd33a3750bd/69885aa3f887dc5118e91542/hillary-clinton5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Backs Iran Nuclear Deal by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 14, 2015 4:04 PM CUT  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at The New School on July 13, 2015 in New York City. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at The New School on July 13, 2015 in New York City.Andrew Burton — Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 14, 2015 4:04 PM CUT Former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential contender Hillary Clinton [hailed](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/hillary-clinton-support-iran-deal-120088.html "undefined") the [nuclear deal](http://time.com/3956880/iran-nuclear-deal/ "undefined") the U.S. and other world powers made with Iran on Tuesday after a meeting with Democrats in Congress. Clinton told reporters at a news conference that the deal is a “very important moment” and that the deal is an “important step in putting a lid on Iran’s nuclear program.” “There will be a number of issues that have to be addressed,” Clinton said. “It will need to be enforced vigorously, relentlessly.” Earlier, Clinton gave a “vigorous” endorsement during a meeting with House Democrats, _Politico_ reports. Clinton said that if elected president she would be “absolutely devoted to ensuring that the agreement is followed.” Clinton also said Tuesday that the U.S. must continue working to address Iran’s “bad behavior” on issues including terrorism and the threat to Israel. “We will have to immediately, upon completion of this agreement and its rigorous enforcement, look to see how we build a coalition to try to prevent and undermine Iran’s bad behaviors in other arenas,” Clinton said. Clinton’s endorsement of the deal came after President Obama said it would be “irresponsible” for the U.S. to back away from the deal. He also threatened to veto any legislation in Congress to prevent its successful implementation. [Republicans in Congress and Republicans running for president were quick to oppose the deal Tuesday.](http://time.com/3957350/iran-nuclear-deal-republicans-presidential-race/ "undefined") ### See Hillary Clinton's Evolution in 20 Photos  Teenager: Hillary Rodham poses in her 1965 senior class portrait from Park Ridge East High School in Illinois. AP  Law School Student: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham pose for a snapshot at Yale Law School in 1972\. They married in 1975. Clinton Presidential Library  Mother: Clinton poses with her husband, Bill, then in his first term as governor, with their week-old daughter, Chelsea, on March 5, 1980. Donald R. Broyles—AP  Campaign Companion: Clinton celebrates her husband's victory in a Democratic runoff in Little Rock, Ark. on June 8, 1982. AP  Arkansas First Lady: Clinton is seen in her inaugural ball gown in 1985. A. Lynn—AP  Political Wife: Clinton celebrates her husband's inauguration in Little Rock on Sept. 20, 1991. Danny Johnston—AP  Dignitary: Clinton receives an honorary law degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., on May 30, 1992. Chris Ocken—AP  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a meeting during the presidential campaign for her husband in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 4, 1992. Bill Sikes—AP  First Lady: Clinton appears at the MTV Inauguration Ball at the Washington Convention Center on Jan. 20, 1993. Shayna Brennan—AP  Second-Term First Lady: Clinton attends the Inaugural Ball after her husband was sworn in to a second term on Jan. 20, 1997. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  New York Senator: Clinton speaks at a press conference with female Democratic senators in Washington on June 21, 2006. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Committee Member: Clinton listens to the testimony of Lt. General David Petraeus to the Senate Armed Forces Committee at a hearing on Capital Hill in Washington on Jan. 23, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Candidate: Clinton holds a a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., while running for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sept. 2, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Jan. 2, 2008. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secretary of State: Clinton kisses President Obama at a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 24, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 3, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Jan. 23, 2013. J. Scott Applewhite—AP  Author: Clinton attends a signing memoir, "Hard Choices," at a Costco in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Grandmother: Clinton holds her granddaughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City on Sept. 27, 2014. Office of President Clinton/AP  Once and Future Candidate: Clinton speaks at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2014. 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