John Bolton, who served as national security adviser in President Donald Trump’s first term, told Newsmax on Friday that he applauds the decision for the U.S. to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites andadded that Tehran is ripe for regime change.

“He had said frequently he didn’t want Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and fervent Trump critic, told “Finnerty.”

“He had also said he didn’t want to get involved in more foreign escapades, and I think he was very conflicted.

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