TRUMP'S IRAN REMARKS downplayed by Leavitt: ‘Simply raising a question’

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00:00Good morning, everybody.

00:02Hey, Caroline.

00:03Good morning.

00:04How are you?

00:05Good.

00:06Caroline, when the president is floating the idea of regime change,

00:09how does he believe that should be accomplished through the Iranians, the Israelis, or the Americans?

00:14The president's posture and our military posture has not changed.

00:18The president was just simply raising a question that I think many people around the world are asking.

00:22If the Iranian regime refuses to give up their nuclear program or engage in talks,

00:28we just took out their nuclear program on Saturday night, as you all know.

00:31But if they refuse to engage in diplomacy moving forward,

00:34why shouldn't the Iranian people rise up against this brutal terrorist regime?

00:39That's a question the president raised last night.

00:41But as far as our military posture, it hasn't changed.

00:43What is the timetable the president has given Iran right now to come to the negotiating table?

00:49He has made his message to Iran quite clear.

00:52I'm not going to get ahead of the president.

01:07I just explained his truth to you last night.

01:10Caroline, has there been any communications at all between the U.S. officials and the Iranians since these strikes?

01:16And have you gotten any indication that they are open to negotiating?

01:20The Secretary of Defense said yesterday there has been both public and private messages sent to the Iranians

01:26since the very successful operation on Saturday night, and that remains the truth.

01:31The President of Hormuz, if Iran shuts down the Strader Hormuz,

01:35is there a plan by the U.S. to add oil to the global market?

01:38We saw the Biden administration in a strategic petroleum release.

01:41Is there a plan?

01:42I can assure you the administration is actively and closely monitoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz,

01:47and the Iranian regime would be foolish to make that decision.

01:50We'll see you all later, okay?

01:52Thanks, Caroline.

01:54Thanks, Caroline.

01:55Thank you, Peter.

01:56That's a good question.

02:01Good question.

02:02Good question.

02:03Good question.