Trump says US will have a role in choosing Iran's next leader
The United States will have a role in choosing Iran's next leader, US President Donald Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview on Thursday.
The United States will have a role in choosing Iran's next leader, US President Donald Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview on Thursday.
"We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead Iran into the future," Reuters quoted Trump as saying.
"We don't have to go back every five years and do this again and again ... Somebody that's going to be great for the people, great for the country," he added.
Trump said it was very early in the process of picking a new leader but that Ali Khamenei's son Mojtaba was an unlikely choice, according to the report.
Asked about reports of US support for Kurdish forces launching an offensive into Iran,Trump said: “I think it’s wonderful if they want to do that.”
