Iran Accuses US Of Threatening To Starve Its People Through Economic And Naval Blockade
Iran has accused the United States of threatening to starve its population through an economic and naval blockade, escalating the war of words between Washington and Tehran. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused US Secretary of State Marco Rubio of openly threatening to deprive Iranians of food, citing his remarks that Iranians would eventually have to eat and that economic pressure could force Tehran to negotiate.
