New York – Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says Iran’s Government Will Be Overthrown

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    Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, top center, reviews army troops marching during the 38th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. APNew York – President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Saturday said that U.S. sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a “successful revolution,” contrasting with administration comments that government change in Tehran is not U.S. policy.

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    “I don’t know when we’re going to overthrow them,” said Giuliani, who spoke in his own capacity though he is a Trump ally, at an Iran Uprising Summit held by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities, which opposes Tehran’s government.

    “It could be in a few days, months, a couple of years. But it’s going to happen,” Giuliani told a crowd at a hotel in Times Square.

    Giuliani’s comments were in contrast with the Trump administration’s policy of not seeking a change of government even though it is reimposing sanctions that are crippling Iran’s economy.

    Trump ripped up a global deal on Iran’s nuclear program in May and his administration is snapping back sanctions on the Islamic Republic, including measures on its oil exports from Nov. 4.

    The Trump administration hopes the sanctions will force Iran not only to curb its nuclear program but also halt militancy in the Middle East.

    Iran says it has complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran, the United States and five other world powers. A quarterly report by the U.N. atomic watchdog late last month said Iran had remained within the main restrictions of the agreement.

    Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton told Reuters in August that “regime change” in Iran is not American policy. He said the administration wants a massive change in the regime’s behavior.

    Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S. backed Gulf Arab States of carrying out a shooting attack at a military parade that killed 25 people on Saturday, though he did not name the regional states he believed were to blame.

    “The people of Iran obviously have now had enough,” Giuliani said on Saturday. “The sanctions are working. The currency is going to nothing … these are the kinds of conditions that lead to successful revolution.”

    Giuliani has suggested before that the re-imposition of sanctions was aimed at regime change. At a conference in June where he addressed the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran, he said Trump’s policy would suffocate Iran’s ayatollahs.

    The U.S. State Department has said Giuliani does not speak for the administration on Iran.


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    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    5 years ago

    I think Rudy’s mind is gone. Nobody talks about this sort of thing.

    5 years ago

    The fake news loves stoking controversy among Trump staffers to make it look chaotic . But here is the obv truth silly Reuters . “Leading” and ” seeking” are two different things . The trump administration doesn’t ” seek ” a regime change as its goal plan . But that doesn’t mean that it won’t ” lead” to a regime change And we’d all be happy with that outcome ..

    And they call themselves educated . Very bright

    honestbroker
    honestbroker
    5 years ago

    I m not in the business of predicting , however, if there is a counterrevolution, it’ll be a bloodbath. The bloodthirsty Mullah’s won’t go down without slaughtering thousands

    Haimov
    Haimov
    5 years ago

    This lousy lawer can not even overthrow his ex wife. He is so smart that did not have a prenup agreement with many times divorced nurse which he married for love.

    qazxc
    qazxc
    5 years ago

    Keep fanning the flames of war against Iran, Rudy. Anything to divert attention from your boss’s war against the middle class. Anything for a buck and a chance to feel relevant again for 15 seconds.

    Sad to see a guy who fought organised crime prostitute himself to it.

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    5 years ago

    #7 In my experience I post whenever I want, but if I post on Saturday they moderators never let it through.

    Today in National Day, by the way. Eight-eight years of Saudi rule.