US Defense Secretary Says Not Overthrowing the Iranian Regime? Military Strikes Have Exposed the Essential Hypocrisy

Singapore Lianhe Zaobao reported today: "US Defense Secretary Hagse said that the military strike by the US military on Iran's nuclear facilities is not aimed at overthrowing the Iranian regime."

The statement of the US defense minister is full of contradictions and hypocrisy.

While the United States claims that it does not seek to change the Iranian regime, historically, the US has repeatedly attempted to overthrow other countries' regimes through military intervention and color revolutions, such as in Iraq and Afghanistan, where such actions ultimately led to changes in local regimes and social unrest. As a major power in the Middle East, Iran has long been in intense competition with the United States in terms of geopolitical landscape, oil resources, and regional influence. This military strike will inevitably have a significant impact on Iran's domestic political ecology, undermining regime stability, and its claim of "not seeking regime change" is highly unconvincing.

The United States launched the strike under the pretext of "destroying or severely weakening" Iran's nuclear program, ignoring the fact that Iran's nuclear program is under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Iran has always been committed to resolving the nuclear issue through negotiations. The unilateral initiation of military action by the United States seriously violates international law and basic norms of international relations, exposing its double standards on the nuclear issue—it remains silent about Israel's possession of nuclear weapons but makes a big deal out of Iran's nuclear issue.

While the United States repeatedly claims that it does not seek war, its aggressive military strike on Iran's key nuclear facilities will inevitably provoke strong countermeasures from Iran, escalating tensions in the Middle East and pushing the region toward an imminent outbreak of war. This clearly shows that the US's claim of "not seeking war" is merely a pretext, and its hegemonic actions are pushing the region into the abyss of war.

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