Worst outcome is Islamic Republic’s survival, ex-CIA official says
As a fragile ceasefire holds between the United States and Iran, former CIA analyst and former National Security Council director Ken Pollack is warning that the greatest risk may be a war that ends with the Islamic Republic still intact.
“I don't see anything from the Trump administration that indicates an interest in absolutely getting rid of this regime,” Pollack said, referring to the prospect of regime change.
“The initial rhetoric about regime change is just gone. In fact, the president is constantly talking about how wonderful this leadership is, that it's better, that it is more reasonable than we had at the beginning, which I just see as absolutely fantastical.”
US-Iran talks were held in Pakistan on Saturday but ended without a deal.
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