US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Iran Regime Change and Protests

Iran Protests and Regime Atrocities

• ⚠️ The Iranian regime has admitted to at least 5,000 deaths during ongoing protests, with some reports suggesting the number could be as high as 18,000.
• 🕯️ Disturbing reports indicate the regime trapped and burned protesters alive in a bazaar after they surrendered.
• 🗣️ Iran's Supreme Leader is deflecting blame for these events onto the US, holding the US president guilty for casualties and damage.

Calls for New Leadership in Iran

• 🇺🇸 President Trump has publicly stated it is time to look for new leadership in Iran.
• 💡 Ambassador Huckabee notes that the nature of new leadership is unknown, questioning if it would be another Ayatollah or rise from the people.
• 🌱 The current protests are described as organic, driven by the Iranian people's dissatisfaction with their government's mismanagement, starvation tactics, and funding of terrorism.

US Involvement and Regional Perspectives

• 🛡️ Ambassador Huckabee believes the US is capable of supporting change in Iran without deploying troops on the ground.
• 🇺🇸 Potential US involvement could include continued encouragement to the people of Iran or targeted military strikes, a decision resting with the President.
• 📢 He criticizes the silence from the left regarding the Iranian government's actions against its own citizens, contrasting it with their concern for people in Gaza.

Gulf States' Stance on Iran

• 🌍 Privately, all Gulf states reportedly wish to see the Iranian regime removed, viewing Iran as a threat to regional peace and normalization.
• 🤝 They may not voice this publicly to avoid becoming targets, but they would welcome the Iranian people succeeding in overthrowing the current government.
• 🕊️ The desire for a return to sanity in Persian culture is shared by regional actors who are threatened by Iran's actions, including proxy attacks by groups like the Houthis.