"I'm not going through this to end up with another Khamenei. I want to be involved in the selection, Trump told Time magazine on Friday. Two days later, Iran's Assembly of Experts did exactly that—it replaced the slain Khamenei with his 56-year-old son."
"I think they made a big mistake, Trump said on Monday of Khamenei's appointment. He also suggested that the new supreme leader may be targeted and killed like his father. I don't know if it's going to last. I think they made a mistake, the US president said."
"Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump, also acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei was not the change the US was looking for. I believe it's just a matter of time before he meets the same fate as that of his father—one of the most evil men on the planet, Graham said on X."
Donald Trump expressed strong disapproval of Iran's Assembly of Experts selecting Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme leader. Trump had repeatedly warned against this appointment, stating he wanted involvement in Iran's leadership selection. He characterized the decision as a mistake and suggested the new leader may face assassination like his father. Trump declined to detail his plans for addressing the new Iranian leadership. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and pro-Israel commentator Mark Levin also criticized the appointment, with Graham predicting Mojtaba would meet his father's fate.
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