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Trump calls for regime change in Iran, blasts leader as ‘sick’: ‘It’s time’

Trump called for regime change in Iran amid protests that have killed over 3,000 people, urging Iranians to continue demonstrations and take control of institutions.

  • On Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivered a defiant address accusing Trump of encouraging `agitators` and saying key agitators had been detained while Fars news agency reported protests had largely subsided.
  • Amid the crackdown, HRANA reported at least 3,090 dead and 22,123 arrests in Iran, relying on supporters and internal cross-checks.
  • On Saturday, Trump called for regime change and said he `greatly` respected that `over 800` scheduled hangings `have been cancelled by the leadership of Iran`, without a White House source.
  • On Wednesday, a U.S. official said the U.S. Defense Department is preparing to send a carrier strike group, additional aircraft, and land-based air defense systems while evacuating key personnel.
  • Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations declined to comment, Iran's judiciary said Thursday a man facing the death penalty would not be executed, and The White House did not immediately respond.
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After the mass protests in Iran, the tone between Trump and Khamenei is intensifying. The Iranian leader admits that there were thousands of deaths - and indirectly blames the US president for this.

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US President Donald Trump has openly called for the end of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's decades-old rule, escalating a war of words between the two countries after Khamenei accused the US of inciting violence.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said this Saturday in an interview with Politico that “it’s time to look for a new leadership in Iran,” ending the nearly 37-year term of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Jameneí.

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New York, Jan 17 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Saturday in an interview with Politico that “it’s time to look for a new leadership in Iran,” ending the nearly 37-year rule of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Jameneí. “It’s time to look for a new leadership in Iran,” Trump told Politico in alluding to the nationwide protests calling for the end of the regime. Trump’s message came after Jameneí held the U.S. responsible for the victims a…

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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