President Donald Trump\u2019s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Saturday said that US sanctions on Iran are leading to economic pain that could lead to a \u201csuccessful revolution,\u201d contrasting with administration comments that government change in Tehran is not US policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know when we\u2019re going to overthrow them,\u201d said Giuliani, who spoke in his own capacity though he is a Trump ally, at an Iran Uprising Summit held by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities, which opposes Tehran\u2019s government.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could be in a few days, months, a couple of years. But it\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Giuliani told a crowd at a hotel in Times Square.<\/p>\n
Giuliani\u2019s comments were in contrast with the Trump administration\u2019s policy of not seeking a change of government even though it is reimposing sanctions that are crippling Iran\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n
Trump ripped up a global deal on Iran\u2019s nuclear program in May and his administration is snapping back sanctions on the Islamic Republic, including measures on its oil exports from Nov. 4.<\/p>\n
The Trump administration hopes the sanctions will force Iran not only to curb its nuclear program but also halt militancy in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
Iran says it has complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran, the United States and five other world powers. A quarterly report by the U.N. atomic watchdog late last month said Iran had remained within the main restrictions of the agreement.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s National Security Adviser John Bolton told Reuters in August that \u201cregime change\u201d in Iran is not American policy. He said the administration wants a massive change in the regime\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused US backed Gulf Arab States of carrying out a shooting attack at a military parade that killed 25 people on Saturday, though he did not name the regional states he believed were to blame.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people of Iran obviously have now had enough,\u201d Giuliani said on Saturday. \u201cThe sanctions are working. The currency is going to nothing \u2026 these are the kinds of conditions that lead to successful revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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