White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke to reporters early on Monday morning amid the escalating scenario with U.S. involvement in Israel’s struggle with Iran.
The U.S. entered Israel’s struggle by bombing Iran on Saturday night time, hitting three nuclear websites within the first ever use of the GBU-57 Large Ordnance Penetrator “Bunker Buster” bombs.
Iran has already responded, first with the Iranian Parliament voting to shut the Strait of Hormuz transport route, which can disrupt the worldwide oil market. Then right now, as The Gateway Pundit reported, Iran launched a number of assaults on U.S. bases at a US base in Qatar.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, President Trump addressed the nation on Saturday night time, hours after the assault, the place he threatened Iran that “there are a lot of targets left,” and “we’ll go after these different targets with precision, pace, and talent” in the event that they retaliate.
The preliminary strikes drew criticism from many Trump supporters, who’re bored with overseas wars and meddling in different nations with regime modifications.
However Trump got here out a day after the assault, suggesting regime change in Iran! “Why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” he stated.
Leavitt addressed reporters this morning and took questions on the President’s feedback concerning regime change, potential negotiations with Iran, and Iran’s potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Requested whether or not the President was contemplating an assassination of Iran’s supreme chief, Leavitt stated she’s not going to “get forward of the President.”
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Reporter: When the President is floating the thought of regime change, how does he consider that ought to be achieved? Via the Iranians, the Israelis or the Individuals?
Leavitt: The President’s posture and our army posture has not modified. The President was simply merely elevating a query that I feel many individuals around the globe are asking: If the Iranian regime refuses to surrender their nuclear program or have interaction in talks— We simply took out their nuclear program on Saturday night time, as you all know. But when they refuse to have interaction in diplomacy transferring ahead, why should not the Iranian folks stand up in opposition to this brutal terrorist regime? That is a query the President raised final night time. However so far as our army posture, it hasn’t modified.
Reporter: What’s the timetable the President has given Iran proper now to return to the negotiating desk?
Leavitt: He has made his message to Iran fairly clear.
Reporter: On regime change, that query of if the President was supporting that concept of getting Iran’s supreme chief assassinated, he is now floating this concept of Regime change. Is that an concept that he would take into account?
Leavitt: I am not going to get forward of the President. I simply defined his Reality to you final night time.
Reporter: Have there been any communications in any respect between U.S. officers and the Iranians, and has there been any indication that they’re open to negotiating?
Leavitt: The Secretary of Protection stated yesterday, there was each private and non-private messages despatched to the Iranians because the very profitable operation on Saturday night time, and that is still the reality.
Reporter: If Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz, is there a plan by the U.S. so as to add oil to the worldwide market? We noticed the Biden Administration and the strategic petroleum reserves. Is there a plan?
Leavitt: I can guarantee you the Administration is actively and carefully monitoring the scenario within the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian regime can be silly to make that call.
