Trump wants to be involved in the selection of Iran's new supreme leader

US President Donald Trump made statements to the US press regarding the selection of the new supreme leader in Iran. Trump said that, just as in Venezuela, he should be personally involved in the selection of Iran's next leader.

Expressing that it is "unacceptable" for the son of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israel attacks, to succeed him, Trump said, "They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a nobody. Just like in the case of Delcy (Rodriguez) in Venezuela, I should be involved in this appointment."

Claiming that if Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen as the new supreme leader, it will drag the US into war again "within five years," Trump said, "Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone who will bring harmony and peace to Iran."