Trump Raises Possibility of Regime Change in Iran
Jun 23
2 min read
News Summary
President Trump suggested the possibility of regime change in Iran on Sunday in his Truth Social post.
"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.
This marks the first time Trump has mentioned regime change in Iran since Israel began its war ten days ago, and comes just after U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
Commentary
President Trump's comment on regime change in Iran, coupled with U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, has profound implications for North Korea.
It opens up a new possibility—that regime change could become an option if the Kim regime poses a direct threat to the United States, a concept that has not been openly discussed in Washington for years.
As North Korea will not—and cannot—abandon its nuclear weapons for the sake of regime survival, Trump’s decisive action and remark are shocking enough to make Kim Jong Un tremble.
It also sends a strong message to the Kim regime: the Trump administration will not be fooled by the regime’s continued lies and its strategy of buying time to complete its nuclear program.
In this shifting geopolitical environment, the Kim regime is left with no alternative but to lean even more heavily on Russia—especially under the mutual defense treaty that promises immediate military assistance if either side is attacked.
The problem is, the more Kim Jong Un depends on Russia—sacrificing his people by sending them to a foreign battlefield—the more his regime crumbles from within.
While watching these developments unfold on the news, Kim Jong Un may be losing sleep—haunted by the thought that what’s happening to Tehran could one day happen to Pyongyang.
