Gorka, the Senior Counterterrorism Advisor at the White House, does not intend to change the regime in Iran.
Sebastian Gorka, speaking at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank on Wednesday, exactly one month after the U.S. President ordered the bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran, said the United States is not seeking regime change in Tehran, although the White House’s strategy in Iran is maximum pressure, maximum pressure, maximum pressure.
He stated, ‘We want the people of Iran, including all minorities, to ultimately free themselves,’ adding, ‘We are not in the business of deploying the 82nd Airborne Division to change regimes anywhere.’
The Senior Counterterrorism Advisor at the White House noted that since the beginning of the Trump administration, American forces have eliminated 250 Islamic militants, saying, ‘We do not want to be everywhere in the world forever and suppress terrorists, but if due to Al-Qaeda or ISIS we need a small presence somewhere, we will be there.’