Top Trump aide says US does not seek regime change in Iran

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US National Security Advisor John Bolton arrives for a press conference in Jerusalem, on August 22, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / ABIR SULTAN

US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said on Wednesday that the United States is not seeking to oust Iran’s leadership but wants “massive change” in its behaviour.

Wrapping up a visit to Israel, John Bolton also warned Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad that the United States would respond “very strongly” if chemical weapons are used against the country’s last major rebel bastion.

The hawkish former UN ambassador who joined Trump’s administration in April spoke at a press conference in Jerusalem at the end of a three-day visit that focused largely on Iran, Israel’s main enemy.

US and Israeli policy toward Iran has been closely…



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