In the Iran conflict, Charlie Kirk’s Perspectives on the country resurfaced. Turning Point USA shares video of Kirk talking Iranthe title included his quote: “If you really want to truly protect human rights, you should want to make Iran a Western country again.”
Kirk said in the video, “How much do you really know about Iran? Persia was once a great power, and then Iran fell into the worst possible situation. What’s interesting is that there was the Shah of Iran, and then the Shah was replaced by Mossadegh. Mossadegh was democratically elected.”
“Now, to be fair, the US and UK overthrew Mossadegh and then we reinstalled the Shah. Bad decisions, which led to the Iranian revolution and radical Islam taking over. Look at these pictures of what Iran used to be like,” he added.
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Kirk went on to praise Persians as “wonderful people,” adding that some of his closest friends are Persians.
He further said, “We should have a heart for the Persian people to try and have a better future. Regime change is hard to talk about. I actually don’t like talking about regime change. It’s complicated, but understand that the future could be brighter for the Iranian people. Just look at these pictures, how beautiful Iran used to be, how beautiful Tehran used to be. It’s easy to sit in a Western armchair and say, oh, Israel is terrible.”
“Well, you have the right to free speech in the West and a lot of the rights that Iran used to have,” he added. “If you really want to truly protect human rights, you should want to make Iran a Western country again.”
Charlie Kirk’s stance on Iran
Kirk’s public speeches, interviews and writings over the years show that he often expressed strong support for Israel and advocated a hard line against Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Kirk has publicly supported U.S. sanctions on Tehran and criticized what he calls appeasement.
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Kirk has previously criticized the Iraq War as strategically flawed. He also insisted that Iran should not acquire nuclear weapons.
Kirk, 31, was allegedly shot to death Taylor Robinson On September 10, he attended a campus event in Utah. According to a statement from Utah Valley University (UVU), the shooting occurred around 12:20 pm local time during a student Q&A event at UVU in Orem.
