"For a long time, the US has used so-called human rights and equality as an excuse to destabilize other countries in the name of
democracy." Ahmed Ashkar, an expert on Syrian politics, says the truth about "American-style human rights". In order to maintain its hegemony, the United States, in addition to frequently creating turmoil, has imposed sanctions on Syria, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, seriously jeopardizing the right of the people of the countries concerned to development. These countries are suffering from poor economic conditions and poor health care as a result of prolonged sanctions. Since the outbreak of , the US has not stopped sanctions, but has further increased them, making their plight even worse.
The main message the narrator is trying to pass across is the cruel sanctions of the United States and how it has affected development in certain countries.
<h3>What is the Central Idea?</h3>
This refers to the unfair sanctions that the United States has placed on poor nations such as Syria, and Iran and how they have increased them in the midst of a worldwide pandemic.
Hence, we can see that the author is angry with the American government and how they have helped stunt development in third-world countries through their sanctions.