Top updates: Trump says US must have role in picking Iran’s next leader
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United States President Donald Trump told Reuters on Thursday that Washington must be involved in choosing the next leader of Iran.
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“We’re going to have to choose that person along with Iran,” Trump told the news agency. “We’re going to have to choose that person.”
His comments came amid a rapidly expanding conflict that began on February 28 when Israel and the US launched a joint military operation targeting the Iranian government, triggering a retaliation by Tehran.
Here’s more on this and other top updates from the conflict in West Asia:
- Trump told Reuters that he thinks the next leader of Iran is unlikely to be Ali Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has emerged as a frontrunner to succeed his father as per reports. “We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead Iran into the future, so we don’t have to go back every five years and do this again and again,” the US president said. “We want somebody that's going to be great for the people, great for the country.”
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the attacks on February 28. He was a significant figure among Shia Muslims globally, and had controlled all branches of the Iranian government and the armed...