IRAN: Trump Says Mojtaba Khamenei "Unacceptable" as Next Iran Leader
Mar-05 16:22
- President Trump told Axios in an interview Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader. He added that he refuses to accept a new Iranian leader who would continue Khamenei's policies, which he said would force the U.S. back to war "in five years."
- "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran," Trump said.
- Full story here.
- As Axios notes, "Trump's comments represent an extraordinary claim of American power over Iran's political future, adding to uncertainty over the objectives of the massive U.S. military campaign he launched on Saturday."
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