Not since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly 70 years ago has the world been closer to the use of nuclear weapons, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night. And when Iran winds up with nuclear weapons, Cheney said, it will compel others in the region to work toward getting their own.

As for the nuclear deal with Iran, Cheney called it “a lie” on the part of President Barack Obama to claimed that the accord would stop further nuclear proliferation.

Read the article “Cheney: Iran Deal Brings World Closer to Nuclear War” on politico.com.