Bill Clinton: I never thought about war with Iran Bill Clinton, the former president of the United States, while noting that during his presidency they tried to destroy Iran's attempt to develop nuclear weapons, said that he never thought that going to war was necessary. In a speech at a Democratic rally in Mississippi ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, Clinton said of the war with Iran: "Nobody could be happier than I am that Iran has not become a nuclear power." v.aa.com.tr.