Fact checking Trump’s claims about Iran in the debate

In Tuesday’s debate, Donald Trump again claimed that that Iran was “broke” under him and made $300 billion under Biden. In an interview with National Public Radio’s (NPR) Jackie Northam, CIP senior non-resident fellow Sina Toossi debunked these false claims.

SINA TOOSSI: He imposed what he – his administration called the so-called maximum pressure campaign, very stringent economic sanctions.

NORTHAM: That’s Sina Toossi, an Iran specialist at the Center for International Policy. He says Trump’s economic sanctions had an impact.

TOOSSI: Trump’s economic sanctions on Iran hurt the Iranian economy and hurt various key economic indicators affecting Iran’s population and its overall health of the economy.

NORTHAM: Not quite broke as Trump claims, but foreign reserves plummeted, inflation went up, and the middle class shrank.

I spoke to NPR about Trump’s false debate claims that Iran was “broke” under him & made $300 billion under Biden—neither is true.

His failed Iran policy fueled regional tensions & contributed to the current crisis.

Check it out here:https://t.co/uCWwBLk88Q

— Sina Toossi (@SinaToossi) September 13, 2024