President Donald Trump told the Qatari emir that he never prioritized regime change in Iran, but acknowledged it is effectively happening, according to Israeli media reports circulating Tuesday afternoon.
In a conversation with the Qatari emir reported Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump acknowledged that regime change in Iran is underway, saying he 'never cared about it' but that it is now happening. The remark aligns with his earlier statements: as The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, Trump told Israeli media that regime change was never his goal but 'it happened,' and called the current Iranian leadership 'rational.' The direct exchange with Qatar — a key interlocutor between Washington and Tehran — marks an escalation in Trump's public framing of the Iranian situation as a completed political transformation rather than an ongoing military or diplomatic campaign. No further details of the conversation, such as Trump's tone or the emir's response, have been published.
The remarks come amid a dramatic shift in US-Iran relations. In recent days, Trump declared the war with Iran 'over' and stated that Tehran agreed never to pursue nuclear weapons. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the US and Iran, and Israeli security cabinet convened to discuss the implications. Trump has also stated the US military is on alert regarding Iran, though he denied Israeli involvement in the strikes on Iran. The cumulative effect of these statements points to a White House view that the Iranian regime's structure is fundamentally altered, even if the precise mechanism and endpoint remain undefined. Unconfirmed: whether this conversational remark reflects a formal US policy position or an offhand observation.
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