Trump: Mojtaba Khamenei is weak-willed and we will not accept him succeeding his father.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday evening that he would not accept Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, assuming leadership of Iran, deeming his nomination to succeed his father “unacceptable.”
Axios quoted Trump as saying that Mojtaba Khamenei is the most likely candidate to succeed the Supreme Leader, but that this outcome is “unacceptable to him,” stressing that the United States wants an Iranian leader who “brings peace and harmony to Iran.”
He added that Khamenei’s son is a “weak figure,” noting that if any new Iranian leadership continues to follow Khamenei’s policies, it will lead to a return to war within five years.
Trump also stressed his desire to be personally involved in the selection of Iran’s new leader, asserting that Washington would not accept a leader who continues the previous approach of the Iranian regime.
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