"Well, most of the people we had in mind are dead. And now we have another group. They may be dead also based on reports. So I guess you have a third wave coming in pretty soon, we're not going to know anybody."
"I guess the worst case would be we do this and then somebody takes over who's as bad as the previous person. Right, that could happen? We don't want that to happen. It would probably be the worst. You go through this and then in five years, you realize you put somebody in who is no better."
"You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics. And it was my opinion that they were going to attack first. So if anything, I might have forced Israel's hand. If we have a little high oil prices for a little while. But as soon as this ends, those prices are going to drop, I believe, lower than even before."
During a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump discussed the consequences of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. He indicated that most anticipated Iranian leadership candidates were eliminated, with additional potential leaders possibly also killed based on reports. Trump expressed concern that a third wave of leaders might emerge, creating uncertainty about Iran's future direction. He acknowledged the worst-case scenario would be installing a replacement leader equally problematic as the previous one. Trump defended the military action, suggesting it may have forced Israel's hand during negotiations he characterized as difficult. He predicted oil prices would eventually decline below pre-conflict levels once the situation stabilizes.
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