Trump Muses About Regime Change in Iran. Could It Happen?

特朗普沉思伊朗政权更迭。这能成真吗?

WSJ What’s News

2025-06-23

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A.M. Edition for June 23. As the U.S. investigates how much of Iran’s nuclear program it destroyed in weekend strikes, the WSJ’s Sudarsan Raghavan and Chatham House analyst Sanam Vakil discuss the political and military crisis facing leaders in Tehran. Plus, “buy now, pay later” loans could soon affect your credit score. And Tesla robotaxis hit the streets in Austin, Texas. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • The U.S. investigates how much of Iran's nuclear program it destroyed over the weekend as President Trump muses about regime change.

  • We'll look at the likelihood of that prospect.

  • Iran's embattled leaders, they find themselves now in a bit of an existential struggle domestically.

  • And at stake is basically their nearly half century of rule.

  • Plus, buying now and paying later could soon affect your credit score,

  • and Tesla's robo-taxis hit the streets.

  • It's Monday, June 23rd.

  • I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • Iran's top diplomat has landed in Moscow for meetings with President Vladimir Putin.

  • At a press conference before departing,

  • Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described Russia as a friend of Iran,

  • with the meeting an opportunity to coordinate our positions.

  • So far,

  • Iran has given few clues about how it intends to respond to U.S. strikes against its nuclear facilities over the weekend,

  • though Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said this morning that Israel,

  • quote, must be punished, and it is being punished.

  • Meanwhile,

  • the Pentagon is continuing to investigate just how much of Iran's nuclear program was destroyed by its strikes.

  • Speaking yesterday,