'I’ll appoint Iran's new supreme leader'; will not accept Ayatollah Khamenei's son, says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's second son, Mojtaba Khamenei, cannot be accepted as the next supreme leader of Iran. Trump also said that he should personally accept the next supreme leader of Iran, just as he was involved in the ouster of Nicolas Maduro and the appointment of Delcy Rodriguez as the interim president of Venezuela. Trump's response was in an interview.

‘They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is 'lightweight'. I should be involved in the appointment in Iran, just as Delcy was appointed in Venezuela. Making someone who continues Khamenei's policies as the leader will push the United States back to war within five years.'

Reports say Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as the next supreme leader of the country by the Assembly of Experts.

Mojtaba Khamenei was selected as the next supreme leader of the country by the Assembly of Experts. The news was reported by Iran International and Israeli media. Following Khamenei's death, the question of who would be the next Supreme Leader of Iran was widely discussed. One of the most discussed names among them was that of Khamenei's second son, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Mojtaba is a person with significant influence and experience in Iran's power circles. It is said that the clerical assembly chose Mojtaba after yielding to strong pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). There are also reports that Mojtaba, who has close ties to the army and the IRGC, has controlled the activities of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office for years.