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Trump Demands Role in Selecting Iran's Next Leader After Khamenei's Death in Airstrike

Key Points
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly killed in Israeli and American airstrikes on Iran.
  • Donald Trump demands involvement in selecting Iran's next leader, rejecting Khamenei's son Mojtaba as 'unacceptable.'
  • Iran's expert council has reportedly appointed 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei as the successor to his father.

S. President Donald Trump has reportedly demanded involvement in selecting Iran's next leader following the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in airstrikes, according to Swedish media reports citing an interview with Axios. Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, was reportedly killed during the first day of Israeli and American bombing of Iran.

Trump stated that Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, who is considered the most likely successor, is 'unacceptable' to him. S. S.

unacceptable

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gained influence over the new government. S. ' According to reports, Iran's expert council has already appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as successor.

S. and Israeli attacks and has anti-Western views, though he has never held an official political position in Iran.

must be involved in the appointment

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need to bomb again within five years

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