White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified that President Donald Trump merely raised a question, not a policy decision, about regime change in Iran. “Last night, the President asked, ‘If the Iranian regime won’t negotiate, why shouldn’t the Iranian people stand up to this cruel rule?’” she said. Leavitt stressed that the U.S. military posture remains unchanged and reiterated that the recent U.S. attack had crippled Iran’s nuclear program. She also dismissed the idea of closing the Strait of Hormuz as “foolish.”