Trump Warns Iran's Next Supreme Leader 'Won't Last Long' Without US Approval
US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Sunday, declaring that Iran's incoming supreme leader would not survive long in power without explicit approval from Washington. In an interview with ABC News, Trump stated: "He’s going to have to get approval from us. If he doesn’t get approval from us he’s not going to last long." He emphasized the need to avoid repeated interventions, saying, "We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it." The comments come amid ongoing conflict in the region, following the killing of longtime Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Israeli strikes that marked the start of escalated hostilities involving the US and Israel. Iran's Assembly of Experts — the clerical body responsible for selecting the supreme leader — has reportedly reached a decision on a successor, though no official name has been publicly confirmed yet. Speculation...