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”.

“Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,” he says.

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader on Thursday as the war escalated further, with U.S. and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming under renewed bombardment. In an interview with ‌Reuters, Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son…

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 has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, a senior Iranian official said Thursday, March 5.

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.

Trump demands influence over Iran's leadership choice amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, dismissing Khamenei's son as a contender.

Trump demands influence over Iran's leadership choice amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, dismissing Khamenei's son as a contender.

Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday.

Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday.

The death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an Israeli strike on Saturday sparked the search for a successor that has seen the former leader’s son, Mojtaba, emerge as the front runner.…

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

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.

Israel hit targets in Iran and southern Lebanon on the sixth day of the joint US-Israeli campaign. Reporting from Tel Aviv, RFE/RL correspondent Ray Furlong spoke to an opposition politician who said Israel's goal for a "final result" of the war is to bring down the regime in Tehran.

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 retaliatory attacks on...

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

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.

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

US president says he'll have 'big impact' on Iran's future leadership, compares situation to aftermath of Maduro's capture, brushes off reports that Mojtaba Khamenei will succeed his father