\u201cI don\u2019t know when we\u2019re going to overthrow them. It could be in a few days, months, a couple of years, but it\u2019s going to happen. They\u2019re going to be overthrown, the people of Iran have obviously had enough,\u201d<\/em> said Giuliani at a so-called \u2018Iran Uprising Summit\u2019 held by the Organization of Iranian-American Communities in New York.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Iran blames \u2018regional terror sponsors & their US masters\u2019 after military parade attack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking to members of Iranian expat and dissident communities in the US, who are seeking political change in Iran, the 74-year-old lawyer praised Donald Trump\u2019s bullish approach towards Tehran, boasting that sanctions slapped on Iran, after the White House unilaterally withdrew from the internationally-backed nuclear deal in May, are stalling the country\u2019s economy and damaging Iranians\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n Mayor Giuliani: \u2014 People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThe sanctions are working. The currency is going to nothing \u2026 These are the conditions that lead to successful revolution, and, God willing, non-violent revolution,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n While the US administration has vowed to maintain economic pressure on the Islamic Republic with more sanctions to come into force on November 4 to target Iran\u2019s energy sector, the State Department immediately distanced itself from Giuliani\u2019s comments, stressing that Trump\u2019s personal lawyer does not speak for the administration.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n The imposition of sanctions has impacted Iran\u2019s economy and caused the country\u2019s currency to drop in value. The worsening socio-economic conditions have also led to street demonstrations across the country. While Tehran has acknowledged the people\u2019s right to demonstrate, it urged the public to do so in a civil and a peaceful manner. At the same time, the Iranian leadership pinned the blame for sporadic violence on the US and their allies, accusing them of pushing for a regime change in the country.<\/p>\n While Trump has never been shy of supporting the opposition in Iran, his National Security Advisor John Bolton recently noted that a straightforward \u201cregime change\u201d in the country is not being considered by the administration. \u201cJust to be clear, regime change in Iran is not American policy. But what we want is massive change in the regime\u2019s behavior,\u201d<\/em> Bolton told Reuters<\/a> in August.<\/p>\n Giuliani\u2019s anti-Tehran comments came immediately after the Iranian supreme leader accused the US and its regional \u201cpuppets\u201d<\/em> of instigating the deadly shooting attack at a military parade in the city of Ahvaz that killed at least 25 people on Saturday.<\/p>\n After staying silent for hours following the atrocity, the US State Department finally issued a statement saying that Americans \u201cstand with the Iranian people against the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism.\u201d<\/em> At the same time, however, National Security Council spokesman Garrett Marquis added that the \u201cregime in Tehran\u201d<\/em> should better focus on keeping its citizens \u201csafe at home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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