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Trump says he's "not happy" about Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei

Trump calls Mojtaba Khamenei unacceptable and demands U.S. approval after Iran names him supreme leader amid ongoing war and regional tensions.

  • Donald Trump criticized Iran’s new supreme leader, saying he is “not happy” about the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei, according to comments shared on Fox & Friends.
  • Mojtaba Khamenei reportedly became Iran’s new leader after the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war.
  • Trump previously called Mojtaba Khamenei a “lightweight” and said he wants a role in approving Iran’s future leadership.
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US President Donald Trump said today that the possibility of the United States appropriating Iranian oil is open, despite repeatedly emphasizing that the war goal is to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons and producing ballistic missiles, so that it no longer poses a threat to either America or Israel.

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The president turns away the idea of deploying troops in Iran for special operations and about the selection of Mojtaba Jameneí says: “I’m not happy”

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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