Trump: The Iranian Government Was Bankrupt and Had No Money for Hamas and Hezbollah

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, stated on Saturday, February 23, during the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), that the Iranian government was bankrupt by the end of his first presidential term and had no money for Hamas and Hezbollah. According to him, Joe Biden lifted all sanctions against the Islamic Republic upon entering the White House, allowing the government to become wealthy again through oil sales. Trump emphasized that if he were President, the October 7 terrorist attack would never have happened. Regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, he expressed sorrow over the high number of young people killed in the conflict, stating that he is in dialogue with the presidents of both countries and believes the war will come to an end. The U.S. President also criticized the fact that his predecessor's administration had provided much more aid to Ukraine than Europe did. He defended his administration's recent actions to impose tariffs on imported goods from other countries. Doug Burgum, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, on the same day at CPAC, stated that the return of Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign would bring the ruling ayatollahs of Iran to their knees. According to Burgum, the Iranian government has earned hundreds of billions of dollars through energy sales with the help of shadow ships and shell companies, but Trump aims to stop it. The Secretary of the Interior added that Trump would bring the ruling ayatollahs of Iran to their knees by reinstating the 'maximum pressure' campaign as he did during his first term. Burgum's brief reference to Iran comes at a time when the Islamic Republic's nuclear and military programs and its interventionist policies in the Middle East were key topics in the speeches of several CPAC speakers on Friday. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior: The ayatollahs will be brought to their knees with the return of Trump's maximum pressure. Display of the Islamic Republic's deadly drone for UN members. The Governor of Alaska: Biden has restricted Alaska more than Iran and Venezuela. Mark Wallace: The Shahed-136 drone is the true nature of the Iranian government. Sebastian Gorka criticized the delivery of 'billions of dollars' to the Islamic Republic. Waltz: The U.S. is choking the economy of the Islamic Republic.