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President Trump said Thursday that he believes he must play a direct role in selecting Iran's next leader, drawing a parallel to his involvement in Venezuela, where the U.S. helped install Delcy Rodriguez following the ousting of Nicolás Maduro. In an eight-minute phone interview, Trump said he finds the likely succession of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei, unacceptable and insisted that the U.S. should have influence over who leads Iran.
Trump claimed that allowing Khamenei’s son to take power could set the stage for conflict with the U.S. in five years. “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone who will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” he said. His comments mark a bold assertion of U.S. authority over Iran’s political future, contrasting with official U.S. statements that the ongoing military campaign is focused on degrading Iran’s missile and nuclear capabilities rather than pursuing regime change. Meanwhile, Israel recently struck a building in Qom tied to the clerical body responsible for selecting Iran’s next supreme leader, an effort to disrupt the succession process.
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