Iran Calls Out US Sanctions as the Real "Hostage" Taker in Global Energy Markets Iran's Embassy in India has forcefully rejected claims by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the Islamic Republic is holding global energy markets hostage.
Instead, the embassy points to the crippling sanctions imposed by the United States as the real destabilizing force at play.
Rubio's comments highlight a fundamental mismatch between Washington's actions and its stated goals.