Trump admin urged to support striking Iranian truckers: 'Potential to paralyze regime'
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Iranian truck drivers expand their strike to over 100 towns and cities, demanding better conditions. Experts urge U.S. support to leverage nuclear talks and aid human rights.
Truckers are a key industrial force that helps keep the worsening Iranian economy above water. Benjamin Weinthal reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and email him at benjamin.weinthal@fox.com
Alireza Nader, a Washington, D.C., expert on Iran's regime who studies Iranian labor unrest, told Fox News Digital, "The Trump administration should offer loud support to the truckers-this would give Trump even more leverage in the nuclear negotiations. And organizations such as the AFL-CIO can play an important role in bringing the trucker strikes to international attention."
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