[UPDATE-Day #48] Regime Change in Iran ‘Would be The Best Thing that Could Happen’, Trump Says

Day #48 – In Brief

• Iranians are taking to the streets in cities around the world after a call by exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi for global rallies in solidarity with protests inside Iran.
• US President Donald Trump said on Friday that regime change in Iran would be ideal after 47 years of fruitless talks, amid escalating tensions.
• US President Donald Trump on Friday referred to the presence of a US armada in waters near Iran, saying Tehran should make a deal or face consequences like the June attacks.
• Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Friday openly called for international intervention to dismantle the Islamic Republic’s repression apparatus, saying Iranians are waiting for President Trump to act.
• Washington is redeploying the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean to the Middle East, a move that will station two US carrier strike groups in the region as friction with Iran intensifies.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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