Overview

• President Donald Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he is not seeking regime change in Iran, two days after first floating the idea
• He said regime change “takes chaos” and that he wants to see calm in the Middle East as quickly as possible
• The reversal took place as he traveled to the NATO summit in The Hague
• Over the weekend, he had posted on social media that if Iran’s current regime could not “MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN,” it might be replaced
• He also praised Iranians for their business skills while reaffirming that they “can never have nuclear weapons”