Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf criticized the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday over rising U.S. borrowing costs and elevated national debt amid his actions on military spending in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Debt-Fueled Military Spending
In a post on X, Ghalibaf said “So you’re funding Hegseth the failed TV host at rates unheard of since 2007, so he can cosplay as Secretary of War in our backyard in Hormuz?”
He warned that a higher level of debt could result in a new financial crisis, saying, “You know what’s crazier than $39 trillion in debt? Paying a pre-GFC premium to fund a LARP and all you’ll get is a brand new GFC.”
Ghalibaf referred Hegseth here as playing a live role in movies rather than being realistic.
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