On Thursday, November 21, in a telephone interview with the "Salim" channel, in response to a reporter's question about whether he considers the "lunatics of Iran" to remain in power until the end of his term, Donald Trump said: "Yes, it will be a failure. I definitely say it will be a failure.
The reporter asked Trump: "If the crazies in Iran are still in power when you leave the presidency, will that be considered a failure for you or something that can't be done in three years? In response, Trump asked if the reporter meant "Iranian lunatics" in Iran itself and added: "Because we also have Iranian lunatics here." He then emphasized in response to the main question that he considers their remaining in power a failure.
In another part of that interview, Trump also said America would "have no hesitation" if it was necessary to use military force again against the Islamic Republic. Referring to what he called "America's total control" of the Persian Gulf, he said no American soldiers had been killed in the past five months and the main American military campaign had ended in the first three weeks.