Again, with the Iranian, with the Iranian government, we did not have regime change, but we changed the regime. As President Trump said at the Cabinet meeting, as we've said other times, The first layer of leadership was eliminated. The second Layer, and we're now at the third layer. And the way to think about it is the Iranian government, such as it is, there is three pillars. It is the elected government, it is the irgc, and it is the clerics. (20:46–20:54)
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Asserts that the first and second layers of Iranian leadership were eliminated, and they are now at the third layer.
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