Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale said he is “really excited to invest in Iran” during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
“The reality here that people, if you want to understand Iran versus other places, is the people of Iran. The Persian people, the Kurds, the others there, they’re much more natural allies of the Jews; of USA; of the West,” Lonsdale said.
“This was a very modern country before it was conquered by these theocrats,” he continued.
Lonsdale said the situation in Iran is much different than Iraq.
“I work with a lot of amazing Persian people. I’m really excited to invest in Iran if we can get this country to be some sort of republic and not run by crazy people,” he said.
“It’s a lot
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