{"id":2450758,"date":"2025-06-23T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drops-regime-change-ultimatum-on-iran-in-truth-social-post\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:03:11","slug":"trump-drops-regime-change-ultimatum-on-iran-in-truth-social-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-drops-regime-change-ultimatum-on-iran-in-truth-social-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Drops &#8216;Regime Change&#8217; Ultimatum on Iran in Truth Social Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-drops-regime-change-ultimatum-on-iran-in-truth-social-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-stand-with-putin-twitter-hashtag-trends-in-india-amid-ukraine-war\/\" title=\"Reports: &#039;Stand with Putin&#039; Twitter Hashtag Trends in India amid Ukraine War\">recent military action<\/a>, U.S. forces, under President Donald Trump&#8217;s orders, launched an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities using B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles on Saturday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-palestinian-terrorists-launch-rockets-at-israel-end-up-hitting-gaza\/\" title=\"WATCH: Palestinian Terrorists Launch Rockets At Israel, End Up Hitting Gaza\">causing significant damage<\/a> to three sites without American casualties. Governance officials clarified that the attack was not aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki\/\" title=\"Mislead, Dodge, Or Circle Back: The \u2018Day One\u2019 Strategies Of Jen Psaki\">regime change<\/a> but rather a limited operation to hinder Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-lift-iran-sanctions-until-they-stop-uranium-enrichment-still-wants-to-rejoin-deal\/\" title=\"Biden won\u2019t lift ... sanctions until they stop uranium enrichment, still wants to rejoin deal\">nuclear capabilities<\/a>. Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized that the U.S. is not at war with Iran but with it&#8217;s nuclear program. Following the raid, Trump indicated a potential for regime change, cryptically suggesting that if the Iranian government fails to improve the nation, such a change might be warranted. The U.S.&#8217;s actions prompted threats from Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including potential retaliatory strikes<\/a> against U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, but no immediate attacks occurred. Trump framed the situation as a choice for Iran between achieving peace or facing further destruction,warning of more strikes if peace negotiations do not materialize quickly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As multiple American officials said the daring raid to destroy Iranian nuclear facilities was not about toppling the Iranian government, President Donald Trump offered an enigmatic thought on the subject.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday, a misdirection play culminated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-us-bombs-iran-trump-announces-successful-attack-nuclear-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B-2 bombers<\/a> and Tomahawk cruise missiles severely damaging three Iranian nuclear sites. There were no American casualties in the raid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Sunday morning, administration officials said the attack had a limited purpose &ndash; to pull <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-peace-tragedy-iran-trump-addresses-nation-us-bombing-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iran&rsquo;s nuclear teeth<\/a> before they could bite.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not at war with Iran,&rdquo; Vice President J.D. Vance said Sunday morning on &ldquo;Meet the Press,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/vance-says-us-not-war-iran-re-war-irans-nuclear-program-rcna214329\">NBC<\/a>. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re at war with Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth noted that the &ldquo;scope of this was intentionally limited,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/22\/iran-strikes-hegseth-regime-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Trump, whose remarks about attacking Iran have been a study in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-announces-firm-deadline-decision-military-intervention-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enigmatic comments<\/a>, offered yet another one in that vein on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not politically correct to use the term, &lsquo;Regime Change,&rsquo; but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn&rsquo;t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!&rdquo; Trump posted Sunday on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114729009239087163\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine noted that the highly successful mission was the &ldquo;largest B-2 operational strike in U.S. history, and the second-longest B-2 mission ever flown &mdash; exceeded only by those in the days following 9\/11,&rdquo; per Axios.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the world followed the progress of several B-2 bombers flying west on Saturday, seven B-2s flying east connected with escorts and tankers until at 6:40 p.m. Eastern Time, the B-2s began dropping what would be 14 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/explainer-exactly-bunker-buster-bomb-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bunker-buster<\/a> bombs on the Fordo and Natanz nuclear sites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomahawk missiles from a submarine also hit the Isfahan nuclear site at Isfahan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iran responded with bluster and threats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/06\/22\/world\/israel-iran-us-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> noted that &ldquo;Iran-backed militias are preparing to attack U.S. bases in Iraq, and possibly Syria&rdquo; in retaliation. No attack took place as of Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vance noted that Iran should give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-claims-total-control-skies-iran-sends-ominous-warning-supreme-leader-khamenei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sincere negotiations<\/a> a chance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The Iranians are clearly not very good at war. Perhaps they should follow President Trump&rsquo;s lead and give peace a chance,&rdquo; Vance said, according to NBC. &ldquo;If they&rsquo;re serious about it, I guarantee you the President of the United States is too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vance also noted that a decision about an Israeli assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini would be &ldquo;up to the Israelis,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/trump-officials-offer-iran-new-chance-at-diplomacy-say-us-not-seeking-regime-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his brief Saturday night remarks to the nation about the raid, Trump said Iran can have a deal or destruction, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-launches-strikes-iranian-nuclear-facilities-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;There will be either peace, or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Remember, there are many targets left.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump said that &ldquo;if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. 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