Paul Adams
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420 appearances
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3 series
first heard Jan 2026
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But he also said, and I'm quoting here, but we may have to act because of what's happening before that meeting.
So clearly a strong warning that America might be poised to take action.
fairly soon.
Well, Matthew, I'm sure that's on his mind.
Donald Trump has been ambivalent about this in the past.
He it is mostly obviously been about Iran's nuclear ambitions and America's keen desire, along with Israel, to curb Iranian activities around the Middle East.
Though after the 12 day war last summer in which both Israel and the United States attacked and delivered serious blows to Iran, Donald Trump did post on social media the phrase make Iran great again and sort of hinting at the possibility that regime change was on his mind.
And we've heard some of the similar rhetoric in the last few days.
Just on Saturday, he said Iran is looking at freedom perhaps like never before.
The USA, he said, stands ready to help.
And he called the leaders in Iran violent.
I don't know if you call them leaders.
They rule through violence.
So the idea of removing that leadership, I think, is on his mind, although I'm sure that many, many voices in Washington will be advising him
to be very, very careful if he decides to go down that route.
You know, Iran, despite its many, many recent setbacks, is still a large, complex, important regional player.
And I think the possibility of regime change is one that needs to be looked at incredibly carefully, because I think the consequences of it could be highly unpredictable, both within Iran, which has a complex ethnic makeup, but also across the region.
What would be the impact, for example, on a place like Iraq, where Iranian influence has been great historically?
in in recent years?
What would be the implications for Iran's various proxies around the region?
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