U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Iran's system remains under the direction of radical clerics, asserting that this has always been and continues to be its leadership, according to his remarks reported on Israeli media.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday characterized Iran's leadership as still driven by radical clerics, describing the regime's governance as unchanged at its core. The statement comes amid ongoing U.S.-Iran tensions and follows previous remarks by Rubio challenging Tehran to choose between functioning as a state or a revolutionary movement, as The Zioneer reported on June 23. The comment adds to a pattern of U.S. pressure on Iran's leadership and its regional proxies, though no specific policy shift accompanied Thursday's statement.
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