Rubio: Iran’s ‘government ‘weaker than ever’
1/28/2026 7:55:04 PM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he expects protests in Iran to flare up again, as people’s main concern – the economy – shows no signs of improving.
“That regime 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,” Rubio said while addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“That regime 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,” Rubio said while addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.