As US bombs Iran, Trump humiliates Hegseth, Rubio, and Vance with a post that leaves them red-faced

US President Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post, which ordered precision strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, has left his top aides in disarray. Three of his closest supporters refuted President Trump's assertions that the US wasn't trying to impose a "regime change" in Iran.

Since the president declared that the United States had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night, members of Trump's inner circle, most notably Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have been trying to contain the damage.

While JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Pete Hegseth insisted that the strikes were not about regime change, Trump openly discussed the possibility. The remark has heightened tensions, with Iran warning of serious retaliation.

Did Donald Trump contradict his own team on Iran?

Donald Trump caused a stir by implying "regime change" in Iran, despite top allies insisting the strikes were about neutralizing nukes, not politics. The remark came as tensions rose following US airstrikes, exposing a rift between the president and his team.

According to a report by the Daily Beast, the president disproved the claim that the U.S. strikes on Iran were not paving the way for a "regime change" in the region in a Truth Social post on Sunday. It’s not politically correct to use the term, “Regime Change,” but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!, he wrote.

Are the US strikes aimed at regime change?

JD Vance had vehemently defended the president's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear sites as a purely tactical move, insisting on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday that the United States was not going to go to war with Iran.

The vice president declared that they are at war with Iran's nuclear program, not with Iran itself.

Vance stated that it’s up to the Israelis, but their view has been very clear that they don't want a regime change, in response to host Kristen Welker's question about whether the US supports Israel overthrowing Iran's leader.

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They don't want this to be prolonged or expanded further than it has already been. After their nuclear program is terminated, they hope to discuss a long-term solution with the Iranians.

“What we said to the Iranians is we do not want war with Iran; we actually want peace. But we want peace in the context of them not having a nuclear weapons program, and that’s exactly what the president accomplished last night,” Vance stated, as per a report.

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, shared Vance's opinion, telling Margaret Brennan on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday that the bombings were "not an attack on the Iranian people" but rather a "very precise mission."



According to him, the bombs were intended to destroy or degrade three nuclear sites associated with their aspirations to develop nuclear weapons, and the regime will decide what happens next.

Rubio vehemently denied that Iran was on the verge of a regime change when questioned about it. "The United States is focused on one thing, which is not changing the regime," he said.

Pete Hegseth responded that the mission was not about overthrowing the regime but rather approving a precision operation to eliminate the Iranian nuclear program's threats to national interests

FAQs

Did President Trump call for Iranian regime change?
Not directly, but he hinted at it on Truth Social, despite his team denying any such intentions.

What was the official reason behind the airstrikes?
According to Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth, the attacks were intended to neutralize Iran's nuclear program rather than overthrow its government.