Washington, September 10 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says she wouldn't think twice about launching a war against Iran should the Islamic Republic violate the nuclear agreement. Speaking to a Washington-based think tank, Clinton said: “I will not hesitate to take military action if Iran attempts to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

"The Iranians and the world need to understand that we will act decisively if we need to," she said. "As president, I will take whatever actions are necessary to protect the United States and its allies."

She made her case in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC as the U.S. Senate is set to begin its debate on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concluded by Iran and the P5+1 group of countries -- the US, Britain, France, China, Russia plus Germany -- in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on July 14th.

“We should anticipate that Iran will test the next president," she said. “They'll want to see how far they can bend the rules." And Hillary Clinton further said: “I don’t see Iran as our partner in implementing the agreement. I see Iran as our subject in implementing the agreement.”