Former State Department official, Daniel Fried, has highlighted the problem with President Donald Trump's Iran war, stating that the war was originally intended for regime change or eliminating Iran's military. He also criticized the administration's "improvising" approach to rationalize the conflict, which he believes is creating a false narrative. Despite this, Fried did not rule out the possibility of diplomacy between the two countries. He expressed no sympathy for the Iranian regime, following the assassination of his father.