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Joy Reid Claims US Is only ‘Marginally Better’ than Iran

Joy Reid highlighted abortion restrictions and secret-police-like practices in the U.S. and Iran, calling U.S. women's rights only marginally better, with 26 states restricting abortion, she said.

  • Last Wednesday, Joy Reid, commentator and former MSNBC host, said on the One54Africa podcast that the United States is only 'marginally better' than Iran on women's rights.
  • Referencing history, Reid noted the 1953 coup that overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and said Iranians have reasons to resent the United States amid ongoing military conflict.
  • Reid pointed to abortion restrictions in 26 states, secret police claims, and anti‑DEI measures, saying the U.S. enforces them 'for Christianity' while Iran acts 'for Islam'.
  • Social‑media critics accused Joy Reid of hypocrisy for appearing publicly without a hijab and having a job she 'didn't need a man's permission to have,' and her comments follow her February 2025 firing from MSNBC.
  • Broader records show the Center for Human Rights in Iran calls women second-class citizens, with Iran ranked 143rd of 146 by the World Economic Forum; Reid last year suggested a nuclear Iran might make the Middle East calmer on The Breakfast Club.
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