Trump told Axios that “I have to be involved in the appointment” of Khamenei's successor, and that the late leader's 56-year-old son “is unacceptable to me,” and “a light weight.”
“We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran," Trump said.
Speaking to Axios, 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.
“I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy in Venezuela,” said Trump, referring to the acting president in the South American country.
Delcy Rodríguez took power in January after Trump ordered a U.S. military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and whisk him to the U.S. to face federal drug conspiracy charges.
