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VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-04

“The second and third tiers of Iranian leadership should have been destroyed, and we should have supported the pro-western forces who could have taken leadership.”

Ari Fleischer · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-04

Fleischer argued the administration should have destroyed more Iranian leadership and supported pro-western forces.

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