K.T. McFarland, who served as deputy national security adviser during President Donald Trump’s first term, told Newsmax on Tuesday that the United States is not pursuing regime change in Iran but will keep the door open for negotiations if the Iranian people choose to change their government.
On “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” McFarland described Iran as deeply weakened, both militarily and economically, saying that the initiative for change now lies with Iran’s leaders.
“The next move is Iran’s right. It’s the Iranian inner circle,” she said. “Have they decided? ‘Well, we’re so obliterated in our military programs. Obliterated. Israel has decapitated most of our senior leadership, our proxies have been destroyed — Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis. We have no missile defense. We’re really vulnerable to any kind of air attack.'”
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