JAKARTA - The United States will not succeed in realizing a regime change in Iran in the current situation, warned Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
"The chances of a significant change in Iran are very small, and the war does not have a positive impact on the situation in the US itself," he added.
Crocker, a former US ambassador who has long served in the Middle East - including Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon - previously told CNN's Elex Michaelson that the US' current position is "worse" than before the start of the conflict with Iran.
"This is beyond doubt," he said.
Crocker, who survived the 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, stated that his main goal at the moment should be the unconditional opening of the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic.
"This requires a combination of diplomatic efforts, economic pressure, and kinetic action," he said.
"An effort to regime change would be too ambitious at this time; returning the US position to the starting point before the conflict began is crucial," Crocker added.
"The Iranians know very well how to fight," he said.
According to him, the prolonged conflict has only intensified the regime's attitude, and attempts to subdue them through bombing will not succeed.
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