US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a surprising revelation: for the past 20 years, the United States has tried—and failed—to change the government in Iran. Speaking at a public event in New York on Wednesday, Blinken openly admitted that these attempts at regime change have not been successful, despite years of effort.
The admission came when Blinken was asked if the US should continue trying to remove the current leadership in Iran. With a laugh, he confessed that the US’s efforts over the past two decades had not been "resounding successes."
Blinken explained that the failure was partly because the US has not had diplomatic relations with Iran since 1980 when President Jimmy Carter cut ties following the Iranian hostage crisis. Without these relations, it has been difficult for the US to fully understand the situation inside Iran and its complex political dynamics.
He also pointed out that the opposition to the Iranian government is not as clear-cut as it mig...
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