In a speech this morning at the Brookings Institution, Hillary Clinton laid out a clear-eyed vision on how best to guarantee that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. Clinton’s plan not only includes support for the nuclear deal currently pending before Congress, but also a series of “distrust and verify” measures to keep up global pressure on Iran. “I don’t see Iran as our partner in implementing the agreement,” Clinton said today. “I believe that Iran is the subject of the agreement.” Confronting Iran is nothing new for Clinton—as Secretary of State she built the coalition that enacted the toughest global sanctions in history, which forced Iran back to the negotiating table.

On the other side of the aisle, the Republican candidates are letting Dick Cheney call the shots, and many are irresponsibly arguing that they will walk away from an agreement embraced by most of America’s leading international allies. As Clinton said in her remarks today, “several Republicans boast that they’ll tear up this agreement […] that’s not leadership, that’s recklessness.”

Scott Walker

Scott Walker said he would “terminate” the Iran nuclear deal “on day one.”

Scott Walker said that the United States should treat the inspection of Iran’s nuclear facilities the way parents treat inspections of teenage boys’ bedrooms.

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz compared the Iran nuclear deal to the appeasement of Hitler.

Ted Cruz was one of 47 GOP senators that signed an open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump said the Iran nuclear deal was a “disastrous deal in so many ways” and that he would renegotiate it.

• Donald Trump: “I will make that agreement so tough, and if they break it, they will have hell to pay.”

Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush opposed the Iran nuclear deal but “stopped well short of promising he’d undo the deal.”

Jeb Bush said he would never have negotiated with Iran in the first place.

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio claimed that “nothing” in th Iran nuclear agreement was “binding on the next administration.”

Marco Rubio was one of 47 GOP senators that signed an open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

Ben Carson

Ben Carson suggested that the Iran nuclear deal was “anti-Semitic.”

Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee said the Iran nuclear deal would “take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven.”

• Huckabee was criticized by Israeli officials for his comments comparing the Iran deal to the Holocaust.

Chris Christie 

Chris Christie opposed the Iran nuclear deal.

Chris Christie provided “scant details on what he believes would be a good deal.”

Chris Christie on his ideal Iran deal: “I don’t know what the deal would look like.” [APPS National Security Summit, 7/29/15]

Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina opposed the Iran nuclear deal and said she would renegotiate it.

Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham said he would break the Iran nuclear deal on his first day in office.

Lindsey Graham claimed negotiating with Iran would put us “on the road to Armageddon.”

Lindsey Graham was one of 47 GOP senators that signed an open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal opposed the Iran nuclear deal and criticized Congressional Republicans for being outplayed in allowing it to pass.

Bobby Jindal was the first non-Congressional official to sign the GOP’s open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

John Kasich

John Kasich opposed the Iran nuclear deal but said he would not invalidate it.

Rand Paul

Rand Paul vowed to vote against the Iran nuclear deal.

Rand Paul was one of 47 GOP senators that signed an open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

RAND PAUL: IRAN Flip-floppeR

2007: Rand Paul on Iran: “It’s ridiculous to think they’re a threat to our national security….It’s not even that viable to say they’re a national threat to Israel.”

2008: Rand Paul on Iran: “I find it hard to believe that a country that can’t refine their gas is somehow a threat to our national security.”

2015: Rand Paul claimed he “never really indicated that [the Iranians] were of no threat.” [Fox News’ The Kelly File, 5/13/15]

Rick Perry

Rick Perry pledged to invalidate the U.S.’ multilateral deal with Iran to limit Iranian nuclear capacity as one of his first acts as president.

Rick Perry was the second governor to back the Senate GOP’s open letter to Iranian leadership attacking a potential nuclear deal with Iran.

Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum called the Iran nuclear deal “a catastrophic capitulation.”

The Republican Party, on the other hand, is attempting to undercut this historic diplomatic breakthrough at every turn. But the American people know what true strength looks like. They only need to consult Hillary Clinton’s record of efforts to ensure that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.

Hillary Clinton’s Response to Iran Agreement:

In a statement released this week, Clinton announced her support for the Iran agreement and emphasized the need to ensure its enforcement and compliance. Here are a few highlights:

• “With vigorous enforcement, unyielding verification, and swift consequences for any violations, this agreement can make the United States, Israel, and our Arab partners safer.”

• Hillary Clinton supports the Iranian agreement because it provides “the most effective path of all the alternatives available to the U.S. and our partners to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.”

• As President, Hillary Clinton would “use every tool in our arsenal to compel rigorous Iranian compliance.”

• “The response to any cheating must be immediate and decisive – starting with the return of sanctions but taking no options off the table, including, if necessary, our military options.”

• “Sanctions for terrorism, and other non-nuclear sanctions, must remain a key part of U.S. strategy and must be vigorously enforced.”

• “The message to Iran should be loud and clear:  The United States will never allow you to acquire a nuclear weapon; not just during the term of this agreement – never.”

Fighting For and Winning the Harshest Iran Sanctions in History:

As Secretary of State, Clinton built a sweeping international coalition to crack down on Iran.

• “We convinced all 27 nations of the European Union to stop importing Iranian oil and all 20 major global importers of Iranian oil – including Japan, India, China, and Turkey – to make significant cuts,” Clinton said in a 2012 speech. “Iran today exports more than one million fewer barrels of crude each day than it did just last year. Iran’s currency is worth less than half of what it was last November.”

Even conservative media praised Clinton’s negotiating strength.

• “Give Hillary Clinton credit for hitting a half-court shot at the buzzer,” read a 2010 Wall Street Journal editorial after a sanctions breakthrough. “Clinton surely pulled out every stop to get Russia and particularly China […] on board.”

When the historic new sanctions were put to Congress, Clinton fought tirelessly to see them passed.

• Clinton “brokereda last-minute compromise with House leaders” and, according to a recent book by a team of journalists, Clinton “became the de facto chairwoman of the conference committee” to help ensure the bill’s passage.

Hillary Clinton has Long Been a Leader on the Iran Threat:

“I come to the current debate as a long-time advocate for crippling sanctions against Iran,”

• Clinton has said. “In my eight years in the Senate, I supported every Iran sanctions bill that came up for a vote and I spoke out frequently about the need to confront the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions, its support for terrorism, and its hostility toward Israel.”

Hillary Clinton’s Steadfast Support of Israel:

• Secretary Clinton helped avert all-out war in Gaza by negotiating a cease-fire between Israelis and Palestinians.

• In the Senate, Hillary was “an outspoken defender of Israel and representative for American Jews,” according to CNN.

• By 2008, “a number of Jewish Democrats said her record with the community was unprecedented,” according to CNN.

• Hillary was an early supporter of Israel’s right to build a security barrier.

• Hillary cosponsored the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act in 2006 to block foreign assistance to Hamas.

• Hillary cosponsored the Syrian Accountability Act to pressure Syria to halt support for terrorism in the Middle East.

• For more information on Hillary Clinton’s steadfast support of Israel, please read Correct The Record’s latest research here.