Donald Trump says Iran's leadership is "getting weaker and weaker by the day"

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran’s leadership could not withstand much more of the U.S. campaign, arguing in Oval Office remarks that its ability to suppress dissent was eroding. The comment followed his social-media call for Iranians to challenge their rulers, and he declined to say whether the CIA would arm them. He noted previous protests had been met with deadly force. The economic pressure stems from a Treasury initiative called Operation Economic Outcast, which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said aims to isolate Tehran and could end in an internal split, a popular revolt, or negotiated terms. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian conceded imports and exports had fallen by 25 to 35 percent, and officials link such economic strain to the possibility of renewed unrest.