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. And The reason why [Iran's] economy is in collapse is because they spend all their money and all their resources building weapons and sponsoring terrorist groups around the world instead of reinvesting it back into their society. and as a result of taking on massive global sanctions, which has isolated their economy and their country. (49:44–58:27)
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Asserts that Iran's economic collapse is due to its spending on weapons and sponsoring terrorism rather than domestic investment.
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