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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