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01 Nov 2025, 18:53 GMT+10
Venezuela earlier this year accused the US president of plotting a coup, while Trump himself has floated the idea of overthrowing Irans leadership
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has acknowledged Washington's history of regime change but said it ended under President Donald Trump - despite his recent remarks on Iran and accusations about Venezuela.
The US has long faced criticism for pursuing policies aimed at overthrowing governments under the banner of promoting democracy or protecting national interests - from Iraq in 2003 and Libya in 2011 to backing "color revolutions" such as Ukraine's 2014 Maidan coup. Speaking at the 21st Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on Saturday, Gabbard claimed that, unlike its predecessors, the Trump administration prioritizes diplomacy and mutual deals over coups.
"The old Washington way of thinking is something we hope is in the rearview mirror and something that has held us back for too long: for decades, our foreign policy has been trapped in a counterproductive and endless cycle of regime change or nation building," she stated, describing it as a "one-size-fits-all approach" of toppling regimes, imposing US governance models, and intervening in "poorly understood" conflicts, only to "walk away with more enemies than allies."
Gabbard said the strategy drained trillions of US taxpayer dollars, cost countless lives, and fueled new security threats, but noted that Trump was elected "to put an end to this."
"And from day one, he has showed a very different way to conduct foreign policy, one that is pragmatic, that is deal-driven," she said. "This is what President Trump's America First policy looks like in action - building peace through diplomacy."
Since his inauguration in early 2025, Trump has repeatedly portrayed himself as a global peacemaker, boasting of brokering international deals and saying he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.Critics, however, argue his pressure campaigns on Venezuela and Iran mirror Washington's regime-change playbook.
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Caracas last monthaccusedthe US of plotting a coup against President Nicolas Maduro under the guise of its ongoing anti-drug campaign off the country's coast. Trump himself hinted at "regime change" in Iran after US strikes in June, posting on truth Social: "Why wouldn't there be a Regime change???" Tehran, which has long accused Washington of trying to destabilize it through sanctions and covert actions, denounced the strikes as proof of renewed efforts to undermine its government.
(RT.com)
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