Iran’s Supreme Leader Admits Trump’s Sanctions Are Working

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a meeting with a group of religious performers in Tehran on April 9, 2015. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

The ruler of Iran’s Islamic regime admitted in a speech on Jan. 9 that sanctions reimposed by the administration of President Donald Trump are putting unprecedented pressure on the nation.

Last year, Trump quit the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions in order to diminish Tehran’s oil exports, curb its missile program, and clip its regional influence.