Arakchi: Rubio's threats of starvation against Iran reflect US policy towards Cuba.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said a recent comment by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iranians should agree to America's terms "because they have to eat" echoes comments made by Mike Pompeo eight years ago.
According to him, the US uses the same "delusional" policy towards Cuba, which harms ordinary people but fails to achieve results.
Cuba is struggling with its worst economic crisis in decades. Daily power outages, fuel shortages and empty store shelves have become part of everyday life. The situation worsened after the US tightened its oil embargo in January, and the suspension of fuel supplies from Venezuela dealt another blow, leading to disruption of essential services, including food distribution.