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5 May 2026, 20:44

Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, in another part of his press conference regarding the people of Iran said: "I think President Trump believes that the situation of the people of Iran under this regime is truly heartbreaking. I have said before that I do not know of a country where the gap between the people and those who govern the country is this wide."

He added: "This country is run by radical Shia clerics, and this is not the true image of the people of Iran. The people of Iran may be Shia, but they are not radical and they are not clerics. They just want a normal and natural life; in many ways, a very modern country with an incredible history and heritage."

The U.S. Secretary of State emphasized: "The people of Iran are victims of this regime every day. And the President has a deep empathy for what happens to them."
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Marco Rubio, in response to a question about Donald Trump's statements regarding military assistance to the people of Iran to fight the Islamic Republic, said: "Ultimately, what the President expresses—and I believe he has expressed this many times—is that he wishes the people of Iran did not have such conditions."

Mr. Rubio said that Donald Trump "is truly heartbroken when he sees these images (of the regime's violence against the people). Imagine you are an Iranian; you are dissatisfied that the economy is not working for you, you have no freedom, and you have no opportunity to express your opinions. You have friends who have been shot in the head just for participating in protests. To see such treatment of these people and consequently having no means to confront their own government is truly painful for him."

Mr. Rubio told reporters that this regime's violence also dates back to the protests of 2009 "when people were massacred in the streets. This is a savage regime, friends. These are people who hang others in the town square from cranes for everyone to see."
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