President Trump said he was “disappointed” over Iran’s decision to name Mojtaba Khamenei as its new Supreme Leader.
Speaking to reporters during a press conference, Trump said the U.S. is ” ahead of our initial timeline by a lot. I would say that we probably would not have thought after a month we’d be here, in addition to the fact that we’ve taken out the leadership twice and maybe three times.”
“And we, as you know, we want to be involved. We don’t want another president that maybe wouldn’t be willing to do what I’m willing to do for the good of the world, for the good of our nation, to be stuck with the situation in five years or 10 years from now,” he said, adding, “So, we think they should put a president in or the head of the country in that’s going to be able to do something peacefully for a change. They’ve been doing this for 47 years, killing people for 47 years.”
When asked if he plans to eliminate Khamenei, Trump stated, “Well, I don’t want to say that, but, you know, I was disappointed because we think it’s going to lead to just more of the same problem for the country. So, I was disappointed to see their choice.”
President Trump recently declared in a statement on Truth Social that Iran must accept an “unconditional surrender.”
“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before,” he wrote. “IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).’ Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
He also expressed a need for the United States to be involved in the selection of Iran’s next leader.
