Marco Rubio draws attention to the divisions in Iran
Marco Rubio further pointed out that not only members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are radicals, but also the highest spiritual leaders. — Then we have the political class, the minister of foreign affairs, the president, the speaker of parliament, the majlis [radę] — these people are also staunch supporters, but they also understand that the country must have an economy. People have to eat. They need to find a way to pay salaries in their government, he continued.
According to Rubio, Iranians are divided into radicals who understand that “it has to be balanced” and radicals “who are indifferent to all this and who have an apocalyptic vision of the future.” — Unfortunately, it is the radicals, with this apocalyptic vision of the future, who have the final power in this country – he assessed.
Returning to the issue of peace negotiations, Rubio said that “one of the obstacles is that our negotiators do not negotiate only with the Iranians.” — These Iranians must then negotiate with other Iranians to determine what they can agree to, what they can offer, what they are willing to do, and even who they are willing to meet with – he said.
