'Why wouldn't there be a regime change?': Trump contradicts his own administration with 'MIGA' message for Iran

'Why wouldn't there be a regime change?': Trump contradicts his own administration

US President Donald Trump voiced support for the possibility of regime change in Iran, seemingly contradicting his administration’s earlier stance that Operation Midnight Hammer, a series of US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites - was not intended to overthrow the Islamic Republic.

The Trump administration sent mixed signals to Iran with some US officials suggesting they were open to restarting talks after a surprise attack on three nuclear sites, while President Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime change.

“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 posted on his Truth Social platform, slightly tweaking his popular "Make America Great Again" slogan.

This came a day after US sent 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs crashing into the mountain above Iran's Fordow nuclear site, Tehran vowed to defend itself at all costs.

While Trump's administration members such as vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and defense secretary Pete Hegseth, all made public remarks about how Operation Midnight Hammer was only meant to target the nuclear sites, and not toppling the Iranian regime.

“This mission was not and has not been about regime change,” Hegseth said at a news conference which detailed the aerial bombing of the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.