US President Donald Trump will personally help appoint Iran's supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
This is what Trump said in an interview with the American media outlet Axios.
- I have to be involved in the appointment - just like with Delcy in Venezuela, Trump says.
He is referring to Delcy Rodriguez, who has been acting president of Venezuela since then-President Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces in early January.
Trump also says that he cannot guarantee that Ali Khamenei's son will become the country's new supreme leader. He is apparently referring to Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered an obvious successor.
- Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone who can bring harmony and peace to Iran, Trump says.
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