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Trump says ‘someone from within’ Iranian regime might be best choice to take power
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump at a White House meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he preferred 'somebody from within' the Iranian regime to take over after the military campaign.
- The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei created a sudden power vacuum in Tehran after U.S. and Israeli forces killed him in the opening salvoes, and Trump acknowledged many considered successors were killed.
- As outlined in Iran's constitution, the interim leadership council formed on Sunday to govern while the 88-member Assembly of Experts must soon choose a new supreme leader amid expected elite infighting.
- The campaign's regional fallout forced embassy closures and evacuations as U.S. and Israeli strikes spread across the Gulf and Lebanon, while Iran reported 787 deaths and oil rose nearly eight per cent above $US83 per barrel.
- Trump framed the campaign around four explicit objectives and said the operation could last several weeks as U.S. military continues large-scale combat operations with expected casualties.
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Trump says 'someone from within' Iranian regime might be best choice to lead once war ends
President Donald Trump says “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed.
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the next leader of Iran should be a person “from within,” amid speculation that the exiled son of the late shah could be tapped for the role. There has been speculation that Reza Pahlavi, the heir of the House of Pahlavi that formerly led Iran, could return to the country and lead it after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S. airstrikes over the weekend. Pahlavi, former crown prince and the eldest …
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Trump argued that the gravest danger from the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran is political rather than strictly military, warning that a post-conflict regime could leave Iranians no better off and warned civilians about protesting amid strikes. The post Trump Warns Political Fallout Could Be the Real ‘Worst Case’ in Iran Conflict appeared first on News Addicts.
Trump says he would like ‘somebody from within’ to take over Iran after ayatollah killed
President Trump said Tuesday that the "worst case" scenario in his war with Iran is a new political leader who is "as bad as" assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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