Sen. Cruz calls for Trump to arm Iranian protesters: "Our objective should be regime collapse"
As the U.S. angles for a deal with Iran, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz told Aaron MacLean on the "School of War" podcast that President Trump should heap more pressure on Iran's regime — including by arming Iranians to "let them overthrow their own government."
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, during a recent podcast, advocated for the United States to arm Iranian protesters in an effort to topple Iran's regime. Cruz believes the objective should be regime collapse, not just diplomatic relations. The Republican senator has been urging President Trump to arm Iranian protesters for several months, after a severe crackdown on demonstrations in Iran resulted in the deaths of thousands, including at least 12,000 people.
The U.S. and Iran have been engaged in conflicts and negotiations for months, with both sides striking military targets and engaging in diplomatic overtures. While the U.S. and Iran briefly reached a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict, it ultimately collapsed. Cruz criticized the deal, arguing it would provide Iran with billions of dollars in sanctions relief and weaken U.S. security.
Instead, Cruz has consistently called for the U.S. to maintain economic pressure on Iran and arm Iranian protesters to overthrow the regime.
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