Trump says he is not looking for regime change in Iran

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President Trump said the U.S. was not looking for regime change in Iran after weeks of escalating tension and the deployment of additional American troops to the region.

Instead, during a news conference at the end of his four-day state visit to Japan on Monday, he said that he was seeking to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons, and talked up the impact of economic sanctions on curbing anti-U.S. activities.

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