The Trump administration on Sunday (June 22, 2025) sent a series of conflicting messages to Iran — with U.S. officials initially indicating a willingness to resume negotiations after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites and President Donald Trump talking up the possibility of regime change.
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“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?” Mr. Trump posted on social media. “MIGA!!!”
The statement marked something of a reversal from Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Sunday (June 23, 2025) morning news conference when he said that regime change was not part of the mission in the aerial bombardment of three Iranian nuclear sites.
“This mission was not and has not been about regime change,” Mr. Hegseth said.
