US EditionTrump says he must be involved in selecting Iran's next leader
Trump rejects Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's next leader and demands U.S. involvement, citing Venezuela's model to ensure a pro-American successor, amid rising regional conflict.
- On March 5, President Donald Trump told Reuters the United States wants to help choose Iran's next leader and encouraged Iranian Kurdish opposition groups to go on the offensive.
- After Khamenei's killing on Feb. 28, Iran formed a temporary leadership council including President Masoud Pezeshkian, while the Assembly of Experts will select a new supreme leader; U.S. strikes continued with Trump overseeing operations from Mar-a-Lago on March 1.
- Trump said, `We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead Iran into the future`, comparing it to Venezuela and rejecting Mojtaba Khamenei to avoid another war within five years.
- Iran's military response continues despite strikes that have killed over 1,000 civilians, while Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States and Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will remain open.
- President Donald Trump said Thursday he must have a say in Iran's next leader, contradicting U.S. administration officials who deny regime change goals and signaling deeper involvement as the U.S.-led campaign continues.
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The high-ranking clerics responsible for electing Iran's next supreme leader gathered to deliberate and Ali Khamenei's son emerged as a favorite
While raining bombs, Trump wants to pick new Iran leader
• Iran says Israel, US deliberately targeting civilian areas• 1,230 killed by bombing so far; hospitals, schools targeted, football stadium destroyed• Iran claims hitting US aircraft carrier, oil tanker; targets Erbil base• US rejects IRGC claim of shooting down F-15E• Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Ramat David Airbase hit by missiles• Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf designated ‘warlike operations area’; UN agency says 20,000 seafarers, 15,0…
The President of the United States wishes to be involved in the process of selecting the future Iranian leader, a statement that has not been well received from the Tehran side.
The president imagines a Venezuelan solution to close the conflict, more and more unpopular. Meanwhile, he returns to press on Zelensky
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