Trump raises possibility of overthrowing regime in Iran

In the wake of the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities on the night of June 21-22, Iran declared itself ready to defend itself by any means necessary. For his part, US President Donald Trump has spoken of regime change in Iran, while Israel continues its offensive.

US President Donald Trump has raised the spectre of regime change in Iran, posting MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN as the world braces for Tehran’s response to weekend strikes.

US President Donald Trump suggested he might welcome the toppling of the Iranian Regime, hours after members of his administration insisted that recent attacks on Iran were not intended to bring about regime change.

It’s not politically correct to use the term, Regime Change, but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The comments came hours after leading memberAs of his administration — Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — indicated a negotiated settlement was the goal of the June 21 US air strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and not the toppling of the current Islamic-led theocratic government.

At a news conference, Hegseth called the strikes a precision operation aimed only at Iran’s nuclear program, not Iranian troops or the Iranian people. This mission was not, and has not been, about regime game, he said.

Trump seeks peace, and Iran should take that path, Hegseth said, later adding: There needs to be a negotiated settlement here.

We do not want to protract this or build this out any more than it’s already been built out. We want to end their nuclear program, Vance said on NBC television. We want to talk to the Iranians about a long-term settlement here.

The Iranian regime should wake up and say: OK, if we really want nuclear energy in our country — there is a way to do it. That offer is still there. We prepared to talk to them tomorrow and start working on that, Rubio, who is also the acting White House national security adviser, told US network CBS.

Some members of Trump’s Republican Party have, however, in the past called for the toppling of the Iranian government, including influential Texas Senator Ted Cruz.

I am advocating that we use maximum pressure and economic sanctions to pressure the regime in a way that might encourage this regime to fall, he said before the US strikes.

US officials on June 22 warned Tehran not to retaliate after the unprecedented air strikes that Trump claimed obliterated key Iranian nuclear sites.