Donald Trump no longer wants to change the regime in Tehran. Iranian opposition disappointed. “The only suspension of weapons that raises greater fear than war”
Donald Trump, when asked the journalist, whether he wants a “change of regime” in Tehran, he answered clearly: “No”. “I want everything to calm down as soon as possible,” Trump said during a flight to the NATO summit in Hague. He also added that such a change in power would be associated with chaos, “and we do not want to see too much chaos.”
At the same time, Trump confirmed the position of the US government, according to which Tehran cannot develop a nuclear weapon program. “They will not enrich uranium and do not have nuclear weapons,” and they know it well, “he said. Trump emphasized that Iran can “transform into a great commercial power” instead. “They have a lot of oil,” he added.
Shortly after American attacks on nuclear objects in Iran, Trump suggested on his “Truth Social” support for a change in leadership in Tehran. “If the current Iranian regime is unable to make Iran again, why should it not change its change ??? flashes !!!” – he wrote. This abbreviation means “Make Iran Great Again” – and refers to the well -known Trump's election slogan “Make America Great Again” (Maga).
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The fact is that in the Republican party of Trump There have long been voices supporting political changes in Tehran. Members of his government – including the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and vice president of JD Vance – repeatedly emphasized that US attacks were not intended to overthrow the leadership in Tehran.
For now, the hope of Iranian opposition abroad has been disappointed. Reza Pahlawi, son of the former Shah of Iran (1941–1979), stated on Monday that the attacks of Israel and the USA on the Mulł regime are “our moment of the Berlin wall”. Thus, he reminded the painful struggle for political freedom.
Pahlawi, who is the face of the Iranian opposition, during a press conference called for a change in the regime in Iran and announced the creation of the opposition front. Shortly after the change of rhetoric, Trump wrote on X clearly depressed:
“To the world: do not save this corrupt, crumbling terror regime. At this historical moment, stand on the side of the Iranian nation. Protect it against desperate reactions of the regime. Do not support the regime that will soon direct your weapons, rockets and terror against you“.
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Demonstrators wave the poster of Pahlaw's response during the Congregation calling for the change in the regime in Iran, after the US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of weapons, Los Angeles, USA, June 23, 2025.
One thing is certain: Pahlawi will not agree to Trump's truce. He certainly counted on the overthrow of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ajatollah Ali Chamenei. The user of Iran's origin summed up on how thousands of Iranians can feel now: “This is the only suspension of weapons in the world that raises more fear than war“Another wrote:” Kill us with rockets, but do not leave us alone with the Islamic Republic. “
And he added: “This is the only suspension of weapons that smells of death against history! And it was the only war in which there was more hope for survival than in moments of suspension of weapons with mules.”
“Is there a reliable alternative?”
– Disappointment is not the right word – rather caution or anxiety – says Haleh Hosseini Ramandi, chairwoman of the Iranian Liberal Women 'Association in Bremen in an interview with the daily “Bild”.
– Trump's suggestions regarding the change of the regime undoubtedly caused anxiety in the centers of power in Tehran – perhaps they were a liberating factor of the current truce, which was sought by more pragmatic politicians, such as Mohammad Jawad Jawad Zarif – explains Ramandi.
Ultimately for the activist born in Tehran “a possible change of power in Iran It is associated with a key question: is there a reliable alternative? “.
In her opinion, as long as key opposition activists such as Reza Pahlawi will “systematically discredited”, the structural transformation is “very distant”, although – as he claims – “Iranian society, despite all repression, has extraordinary civic power” “.
According to Ramandi, the opposition now needs “support, creating contact network and strategic change perspective”.
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