Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here's what made him change his mind
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President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)FILE - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, leaves an event titled "International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada," in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)People who support the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran, rally near the White House, Saturday Feb. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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President Donald Trump holds up a fist after disembarking Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)