Don’t Call It War, But Trump Wants to Pick Iran’s New Leader |
During the opening day of the U.S.’s incursion into Iran, Trump administration officials insisted that it would be a strategic operation unlikely to devolve into a “forever war” as critics of the military action have said. But in a recent interview, President Donald Trump indicated that he wants to have a hand in picking the successor of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a move that would likely deepen the country’s involvement in the widening conflict.
In a phone call with Axios, Trump acknowledged the speculation that Khamenei, who was killed in the early hours of the United States and Israeli airstrikes, would be succeeded by his son Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s next supreme leader. The president criticized the possible pick, explaining that he........