Trump: 'If the regime cannot make Iran great, why wouldn't there be a change?'
Summary
- President Donald Trump stated that if there is no improvement in the lives of the people of Iran, there is a possibility of regime change within the country.
- President Trump reiterated that the purpose of the airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities was to prevent the development of nuclear weapons, not for regime change.
- He evaluated the damage to Iran's nuclear facilities as "monumental," reporting that the strike was powerful and precise.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that if the lives of Iranian people do not improve, regime change could potentially occur within Iran.
On the 22nd (local time), President Trump posted on the social networking service (SNS) Truth Social, stating, "Using the term 'regime change' may not be politically correct, but if the current Iranian regime fails to make Iran great again, why wouldn't there be regime change?"
Trump's administration has repeatedly emphasized that the reason for airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities was not regime change, but to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
President Trump also mentioned that the pilots of the B-2 bomber, who carried out the mission to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, had just landed safely at the Air Force base in Missouri.
He described the damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities as "monumental," assessing that "the strike was powerful and precise."
Hyunbo Shin, Hankyung.com reporter greaterfool@hankyung.com
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