Donald Trump raised the possibility of “regime change” in Iran following the American bombing of his nuclear installations, defying the insistence of his administration on the fact that his objectives for the operation were limited.
In a burst of publications on social networks, the American president welcomed the return of B-2 bombers from the Mission to Missouri, said that damage to Iran’s nuclear sites were “monumental” and floated a scenario where the government in Tehran could collapse.
“It is not politically correct to use the term,” the change of regime “, but if the current Iranian regime is unable to make Iran Grand Iran, why would it not have a change of diet ???”, wrote Trump on Truth Social. “Miga!” He added.
Trump’s comments on Tehran come after senior American officials said they were not looking for another government in Iran.
“Our opinion was very clear that we do not want a regime change. We do not want to do on the part of this or develop it more than that which has not been built,” American vice-president JD Vance said on Sunday.
“We want to end their nuclear program, then we want to talk to the Iranians about long-term regulations,” he said.
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While Iran and Israel exchanged more air strikes early Monday, the best Iranian military commander said that his forces had the right to retaliate against American interests after Washington struck the Islamic Republic, while the signaling of the main response can be directed against Israel.
Major-general Abdolrahim Mousavi said that the American strikes meant that his forces “are fully authorized to take measures against the American army and his interests, and we will never withdraw from these steps”.
An push for the change of regime of the United States could increase the risk of a deeper American involvement than many Democrats and even certain Republicans, especially in the base of Maga Non-interventionist of Trump, are wary.
Sunday morning, strikes on Iran already degenerated the conflict in the Middle East, which was agitation since the attack on Hamas against Israel in October 2023. They came a little more than a week after the launch of Israel of the missiles in Iran and Tehran who struck striking goals in Israel.
The United States said it had inflicted “extremely serious damage and destruction” on Iranian nuclear installations, in a bet of the White House that the operation could harm the Islamic Republic without causing a military or political counterpou.
General Dan Caine, the president of American joint chiefs, said seven B-2 bombers had dropped 14 “Bunker Buster” bombs on targets in Iran.
In an article on social networks on Monday, Trump said: “Obliteration is a specific term!” He added: “The biggest damage took place well under the ground. Bullseye !!!”
The bombing of bombing, nicknamed the Midnight Hammer operation, was also the first use in conflict of the massive penetrator of 30,000 LB GBU-57, considered to be the only bomb to penetrate the nuclear site of Ford-Fordow in Iran. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Fordow was the “main target”.
American bombers have also targeted a separate site in Natanz, while a nuclear submarine was used to shoot tomahawk missiles on a third site in Isfahan.
While Vance said that the United States had “destroyed the Iranian nuclear program”, Pentagon officials were more cautious while waiting for a complete assessment.
“The final battle damage will take some time, but the initial battle damage assessments indicate that the three sites have suffered extremely serious damage and destruction,” said Caine.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the United States had “crossed a very great red line” with his bombing raid.
Tehran retaliated with more strikes against Israel, injuring 16 people. The Iranian revolutionary guards have warned the United States of an “response inducing regret” which could target American military bases in the Middle East.
Houthi activists supported by Iran in Yemen have also said that they would resume American ships in the Red Sea. Some Tehran politicians have called on Iran to close the Hormuz Strait to disrupt oil supplies in the Gulf.
US officials said they did not intend additional attacks unless Iran returns.
“There are no military operations planned at the moment against Iran unless they do not spoil and attack [America] Or American interests, so they will have a problem, “said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country was about to achieve the objectives of his military campaign in Iran.
“We have embarked on this mission to withdraw these two concrete threats from our existence: the nuclear threat and the threat of ballistic missile,” Netanyahu said at a press conference. “We are very, very close to accomplishing them.”
The United Kingdom, France and Germany have led Iran jointly to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with the West.
China and Russia condemned the American attack on Iranian nuclear installations. UN Secretary General António Guterres called him “direct threat to international peace and security”.
