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Marco Rubio: “That regime [in Iran] is probably weaker than it has ever…”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 29:38

And look, I think regimes, including that one in Iran, have learned that when you start shooting people on the head with snipers, it's effective. I mean, it works and they've done it. And it's horrifying. And that's what we've seen. That regime [in Iran] is probably weaker than it has ever been. And the core problem they face, unlike the protests you saw in the past on some other topics, is that they don't have a way to address the core complaints of the protesters, which is that their economy is in collapse. (29:38–58:01)

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Asserts that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point historically.

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