US President Donald Trump said he wants a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader after the death of Ali Khamenei, dismissing his son as a “lightweight”.

US President Donald Trump said he wants a role in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dismissing his son as a “lightweight”.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader Trump Wants to Be Involved in Picking Iran's Next Supreme Leader.

The conflict that began last Saturday with US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader has spread across much of the region, sparking global economic pressure, energy disruptions and travel chaos.

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies Trump and Officials Discuss Rationale for Iran Strikes Different Ways.

President Donald Trump said Washington will help choose the next leader of Iran as US and Israeli forces continued air strikes amid growing concerns of a broader conflict after drones launched from Iran struck Azerbaijan and Israel pushed into southern Lebanon.

Israel has continued strikes across Iran and Lebanon as Donald Trump warns action could continue for weeks

WASHINGTON, March 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview on Thursday that the United States will have a role in choosing Iran's next leader. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran launches fresh retaliatory attacks on US and allied forces, vowing the United States will “bitterly regret” recent military actions as global tensions rise.

The US President also said that Washington does not want a Leader who would continue with Ali Khamenei's policies as it would drag the country in another war in the next five years.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said a torpedo from an American submarine sank an Iranian warship Tuesday night in the Indian Ocean

Speaking to Axios, the president ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war.

Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israeli and American bases and threatened that the United States would “bitterly regret” torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean while Israel said it had begun a “large-scale” attack on Tehran. Israel announced multiple incoming missile attacks and air…

US President Donald Trump spoke to several Kurdish leaders, with the 79-year-old pushing for them to initiate an uprising against Iranian regime. However, both him and the White House have remained tight-lipped about the next steps, with spokesperson Karoline Leavitt dismissing reports that the US would provide Kurdish groups with weapons.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran's next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up its retaliatory at

As the conflict in the Middle East enters its sixth day, hostilities are intensifying across multiple fronts. A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka, NATO forces intercepted an Iranian missile bound for Turkey, and the US-Israeli air campaign continues deep within Iran.

Mr Trump also declared that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the assassinated Khamenei, who is considered a likely successor, was an unacceptable choice to him.

Mr Trump describes Mr Mojtaba Khamenei as a "lightweight". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday at Israel, American bases and countries around the region, threatening that the United States would "bitterly regret" torpedoing an Iranian warsh

The argument supporting President Trump's decision to strike Iran centers on the perceived threat posed by Tehran's nuclear ambitions and its destabilizing influence across the Middle East.

Israel’s military said it began targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

US President Donald Trump said he must personally approve Iran's next supreme leader, just as he was involved in installing Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela's interim president following the US-backed ouster of Nicolas Maduro.

Mr Trump, before and after the death of the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, had urged Iranians to take to the streets and bring an end to the Iranian government.

Speaking to Axios, Donald Trump ruled out Mojtaba Khamenei, a front-runner to replace his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening strikes of the war. US president’s comments were likely to renew questions about whether the US and Israel seek the overthrow of the Islamic Republic or just a change in its policies. Middle East Conflict: Donald Trump Says He Wants To Be Involved in Picking Iran’s Next Supreme Leader As War Ripples Across Region.

According to Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency, citing a statement from the IRGC, the armed forces said that hypersonic missiles and advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were used in the operation and that they bypassed the US-made THAAD missile defence system. ‘Operation True Promise-4’: Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Say Hypersonic Missiles, UAVs Hit US and Israeli Targets Amid Middle East Conflict.