The president of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to participate in the appointment of the new head of state of Iran, as has happened “with Delcy (Rodríguez) in Venezuela,” and considers the potential appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader “unacceptable.” In a telephone interview with the digital media Axios, Trump acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei (son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed by the American and Israeli bombings that started the war last Saturday) is the most likely successor, although he considered him a bad option. “They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is insignificant. I have to participate in the appointment, like with Delcy (Rodríguez) in Venezuela,” Trump said. After the military operation that captured former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in January, Trump hired the then vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to pilot the transition in the Caribbean country, and has repeatedly praised her work at the head of the interim government and her cooperation with Washington.
US and Israel war against Iran, live | Attack on Azerbaijan, situation in Türkiye and Cyprus and Trump’s reaction
