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The Regime Change President Who Won’t (or Can’t) Actually Change Any Regimes
The Iran war shows that Trump is loving his military interventions — but they are never what he claims them to be.
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Hegseth says Iran attacks aren't a 'so-called regime change war'
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Trump encouraged Iranians to "take over your government" when U.S. military forces have finished assailing the country.
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Hegseth disputes Iraq War comparisons, arguing Iran Operation Epic Fury isn’t about regime change
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth disputed on Monday that the American operation in Iran is about regime change, even if that is an effect of the conflict. “This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change, and the world is better off for it today,” Hegseth said in his first…
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Raw Story
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Pete Hegseth snarls at reporters for questioning Trump's attack on Iran
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine's explanation of the Iran war's trajectory Monday, then attacked reporters for questioning the evolving timeline. After initially suggesting the conflict would last two weeks, the administration now indicates four weeks. Hegseth accused NBC of asking "gotcha" questions, insisting Trump…
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Salon.com
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“This is not Iraq”: Hegseth denies that US attack on Iran is another forever war
Recent U.S. strikes in Iran have split public opinion and Congress
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The Hill
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Trump gambles on Iran regime change despite GOP history, anti-war MAGA wing
President Trump’s extraordinary attack on Iran, which took out the country’s supreme leader, has echoes of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East that history shows hasn’t always been a success. It also goes against Trump’s long-storied criticism of his predecessors intervening abroad and the “forever wars” that resulted — something that has jostled those…
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Daily Mail
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Pete Hegseth snaps at reporter when pressed on Trump's four-week Iran war timeline in Daily Mail call
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth didn't have patience for reporters asking about timelines for Iran operations.
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