Sen. Cruz claims the 2015 JCPOA was designed to enable Iranian nuclear weapons, but the deal explicitly prohibited Iran from acquiring them and included verification mechanisms — the opposite of his claim. His framing inverts the actual purpose of the agreement and oversimplifies the 2026 ceasefire deal (which includes a $300B Iranian redevelopment package Cruz opposes) by comparing it to Obama policy without noting Trump withdrew from that deal in 2017 and pursued military conflict instead. The core factual claim about Obama's intent is false; his policy positions on rebuilding are legitimate but presented as if established fact.