Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader

[moonshinegnomie]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Emile (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: axios

President Trump told Axios in an interview Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader — just as he was in Venezuela.

"They are wasting their time. Khamenei's son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela," Trump said.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/iran-leader-trump-khamenei

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im sure iran doesnt give a rats ass what the orange pedo wants

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[underpants]

1. They are going to just LOVE Jared. ❤️❤️❤️

[Lonestarblue]

2. He truly thinks he controls the whole world. What an idiotic jerk.

[Justice matters.]

15. Yeah, the crooked mafia boss who bankrupted casinos.

CASINOS where the house is supposed to always win

[pandr32]

3. King of the world!

Ruining this country isn't enough for the supreme asshole.

[tanyev]

6. Unholy Moanin' Emperor.

[Dawgman49]

4. I nominate Eric

[ChicagoTeamster]

5. So then he's not going to replace the regime with a resistance leader, he wants someone to clamp down

but work for the US and Israel like he's doing in Venezuela.

[Buddyzbuddy]

7. Yeah, ok Commodus.

[Autumn]

8. He should appoint Paula White Cain. She would be perfect representative for Trump.

[Maeve]

9. So now he's not just king, he's god eom

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Go to hell.....soon.

[ananda]

11. More delusional king of the world talk,,

Well, he's nothing if not consistent.

[Bayard]

12. He'd be looking at a long line of assassinations,

Continually replacing whoever he shoves in there. After a few, nobody is going to step up for that job.

I would ask--who the hell does he think he is? But, we already know that. He's already unhappy with Delcy in Venezuela.

[surrealAmerican]

13. He's just waiting to see who will offer him ...

... the biggest bribe.

[twodogsbarking]

14. Why doesn't Trump just move to Iran. Then he will be close to Nutandyahoo.

[Zorro]

16. Wait wait wait

Isn't one of the reasons Trump decided to attack Iran was because they tried to interfere with our elections?

[Wonder Why]

17. Aiatollah Adolf, here we come.

[Emile]

18. After an alert and discussion with the hosts, locking.

This is a duplicate of the same news story posted earlier.

Dupe of: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143627051