White House says it is up to Iranian people to 'rise up against this brutal terrorist regime'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ABC News on Monday the U.S. military posture has not changed, suggesting the decision should be up to the Iranian people to "rise up against this brutal terrorist regime" if they do not engage in diplomacy moving forward.
In a separate Fox News interview, Leavitt said the president "believes the Iranian people can control their destiny."
This comes after President Donald Trump appeared to float the idea that there should be a change in leadership in Iran in a social media 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???," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Sunday night.
-ABC News’ Rachel Scott





