Secretary of State Rubio Gave the Best Explanation for Why Iran Is in a 'Shambles'
Amy Curtis
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has done a fantastic job of articulating some of the biggest geopolitical issues impacting America today, including communism and left-wing violence. He also recently explained why Iran is such a mess.
"I mean, Iran's economy is in a shambles," Rubio said. "300 percent inflation, particularly on life-sustaining goods. They have dwindling revenues to meet even their own payroll, they have food shortages, they have a drought which we didn't cause, and they have a gasoline shortage, a fuel shortage."
"All of these problems existed before all this began; they've just gotten worse. They will continue to get worse. And one of the reasons why Iran is in a shambles. This is a rich country. Iran is a rich country," he continued. "One of the reasons why Iran is in a shambles is because every penny that this regime ever gets—be it through sanctions relief or through the oil they're able to get out—they invest it in Hezbollah. They invest in Hamas. They spend billions of dollars supporting militias in Iraq, Hezbollah, and Hamas."
"They should be spending billions of dollars supporting the people of Iran. They should be spending billions of dollars building their country. But instead, they use it to sponsor terrorism. So I think there's a growing awareness of that inside of Iran, and I think there's even a growing awareness among some of the people in their government. In fact, we have heard that from some of the people in their government," Rubio said.
He does understand it.
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