Former national security adviser Ben Rhodes says President Donald Trump Military strike against Iran “Could” have resulted in civilian deaths, seemingly ignoring the deaths of Iranian protesters.

Rhodes, who served in the Obama administration, An article from the New York Times On Monday, Trump “probably regrets” the weekend attacks on Iran and warned that Iranian citizens “could” be killed as a result.

“Mr. Trump’s only public plan for regime change is to call on the Iranian people to rise up,” Rhodes wrote. “Then what? Those who do this may be massacred. Some version of the regime may still remain in power.”

Former Obama administration official Ben Rhodes criticized President Donald Trump’s military strikes against Iran. (Getty Images)

Rhodes’s article did not mention Thousands of people died Report after Iranian regime crackdown on protesters. The death toll ranges from about 3,100 to more than 36,000, but the exact number has not been confirmed.

Instead, he acknowledged, “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been a brutally repressive force in Iranian life for decades.”

Rhodes said Trump’s actions have resulted in the deaths of “countless civilians,” according to Iranian country reports. The school was attacked On strike.

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“Mr. Trump’s authoritarianism is not abstract. There is nothing stopping him from using the great power of the United States to serve his own interests rather than those of the public. War should never happen.” Be normal. We don’t know what the consequences of this event will be, but we do know that it has killed countless civilians—including dozens of girls who were doing nothing but go to school. Americans’ insensitivity to this violence is part of the breakdown of our society,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes has been criticized for his role in the Obama administration’s 2015 Iran nuclear deal. (Carlos Yaso/AFP via Getty Images)

The United States has not claimed responsibility for the school attack, but authorities said they were “investigating” reports that the military operation caused “civilian harm.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on monday The United States “does not intentionally target schools.”

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fox news numbers Rhodes and the White House were contacted for comment.

Rhodes has been attacking Since the joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, both the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have said they “seem completely unconcerned about the human suffering that will occur on all sides.”

Rhodes’ article made no mention of the deaths of thousands of Iranian protesters earlier this year. (Francisco Militello Milto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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His comments were slammed by conservative commentators, who pointed to the Obama-era Iran deal as the catalyst that escalated the situation to this point and accused the Obama administration of failing to take the Iranian threat seriously.

Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.

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