Claim: Iran is very much in the news, with President Obama signing legislation that imposes new sanctions against Iran, which has warned it may retaliate by closing a key oil route. But there was more heat than light on the critical issue of Iran from two GOP presidential candidates this weekend: On CNN's "State of the Union," Rep. Ron Paul falsely claimed the International Atomic Energy Agency "did not find any evidence" that Iran is "on the verge of a  weapon."
Fact-check: Paul, Santorum Stretch Truth on Iran - FactCheck.org
Verdict: iran is very much in the news, with president obama signing legislation that imposes new sanctions against iran, which has warned it may retaliate by closing a key oil route. but there was more heat than light on the critical issue of iran from two gop presidential candidates this weekend: on cnn's "state of the union," rep. ron paul falsely claimed the international atomic energy agency "did not find any evidence" that iran is "on the verge of a  weapon."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-01-02T15:57:40