--- title: Iran Nuclear Deal: 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate Blast Obama description: Republicans with their eye on the presidency delivered harsh criticisms of the Iran nuclear deal canonical: https://time.com/3957350/iran-nuclear-deal-republicans-presidential-race/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-14T16:34:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:29:10.914Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republican Presidential Candidates Blast Iran Deal og:description: White House hopefuls call it a "nightmare" and "one of America's worst diplomatic failures" og:url: https://time.com/3957350/iran-nuclear-deal-republicans-presidential-race/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc196b4ff9d9d3bd5/69885a4435ba6ffadfc0e1e2/jeb-bush-jobs.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to the press at the 4th of July Parade in Merrimack, New Hampshire. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republican Presidential Candidates Blast Iran Deal twitter:description: White House hopefuls call it a "nightmare" and "one of America's worst diplomatic failures" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc196b4ff9d9d3bd5/69885a4435ba6ffadfc0e1e2/jeb-bush-jobs.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:00 video:published: 2015-07-13 section: world topics: Iran nuclear talks, nuclear agreement, diplomatic negotiations, deadlines, international diplomacy, ending negotiations genre: news, news briefing tones: urgent, serious, firm emotions: tension (medium), determination (medium), anticipation (low) sentiment: neutral audience: general news audience, policy followers, international affairs readers, viewers following the Iran talks people: Obama content_suitability: politics [00:14-01:00] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Republican Presidential Candidates Blast Iran Deal > Sponsored content. 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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=85074f56-9c2e-4ed4-a9af-19085297134e&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Know Right Now: Iran Deal Announced [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Iran Deal Announced](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ygODFTXh.m3u8) (1:00)  _Published 2015-07-13. Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached an agreement. Find out more by watching Know Right Now._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video reports on the Iran nuclear talks, with negotiators planning to announce an agreement. It includes a remark that the decision cannot be delayed indefinitely and that the process could be ended if tough decisions are not made. The clip is short and consists of a single spoken segment with background music. ## Key points - The agreement is described as not open ended, meaning the process has a limit. (00:22) - Obama reportedly made clear that the parties cannot wait forever for a decision. (00:22) - The speaker states that the decision must be made, acknowledging that waiting has limits. (00:31) - If the tough decisions are not made, the speaker says they are absolutely prepared to call an end to the process. (00:33) - The speaker indicates that the talks could be terminated if difficult decisions are not taken. (00:37) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:22] Opening and introduction of deadline. Music plays before the speaker says the matter is not open ended. - [00:22 to 01:00] Warning that the process could end. The speaker says time is limited and that the talks could be ended if tough decisions are not made. ## Key quotes - [00:22] interviewer: "This is not open ended, but as Obama made it very clear" - [00:26] interviewer: "you can't wait forever for the decision to be made." - [00:33] interviewer: "If the tough decisions don't get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end to this process." ## Questions this video answers - Is there a time limit on the Iran nuclear negotiations? [00:22] - What did Obama make clear about waiting for a decision? [00:26] - What happens if the tough decisions are not made? [00:33] - Are the negotiators prepared to end the process? [00:37] ## Content suitability - politics [00:14-01:00]: Discusses international nuclear negotiations and a possible end to talks. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 14, 2015 4:34 PM UTC Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached an agreement. Find out more by watching Know Right Now. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 14, 2015 4:34 PM UTC Republicans with their eye on the presidency delivered harsh criticisms of the deal the U.S. and other world powers struck with Iran over its nuclear program on Tuesday. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a [statement](https://twitter.com/JebBush/status/620976543075016704) that the deal, which would roll back sanctions on Iran in exchange for it curbing its nuclear program, “isn’t diplomacy—it is appeasement.” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker [said the deal](https://twitter.com/ScottWalker/status/620955220135161860) will “will be remembered as one of America’s worst diplomatic failures.” And Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said it “[undermines our national security](http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=b521f117-cb22-4e18-af5c-36b0d2dc5692).” Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner, [backed the deal](http://time.com/3957326/iran-nuclear-deal-hillary-clinton/), but her Republican rivals were unanimous in their disapproval. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called the deal a “nightmare” in an interview with [_Bloomberg View_](http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-07-14/graham-iran-deal-akin-to-declaring-war-on-israel)_._ Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal also blasted the deal, saying in a [statement](http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/iran-deal-republican-presidential-candidates-20150714) that “if Secretary Clinton goes along with President Obama’s efforts to appease Iran, it will make our enemies stronger, endanger our ally Israel and trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East that will destabilize the region.” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz [urged Americans](https://www.tedcruz.org/news/cruz-we-still-have-an-opportunity-to-tell-the-truth-about-todays-mistake-of-historic-proportion/) to “to let their elected leaders know that even if President Obama won’t see it, we know the leaders of the Islamic Republic who lead crowds in chants of ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’ are not our partners in peace, and must not be put on the path to a nuclear bomb.” ## Transcript [00:14] [ MUSIC ] This [00:22] is not open ended, but as Obama made it very clear [00:26] to me last night, you can't wait forever for the decision [00:31] to be made. We know that. If the tough decisions don't [00:33] get made, we are absolutely prepared to call an end [00:37] to this process. 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