Trump vows control over Iran leader as death toll of US soldiers rises

Trump says new supreme leader will ‘not last long’ without US approval hours before Mojtaba Khamenei selected.

By Al Jazeera Staff

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens, while traveling on board Air Force One [Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press]

United States President Donald Trump has again asserted that he would exert influence over Iran’s next supreme leader, saying that whoever is picked for the role without Washington’s approval is “not going to last long”.

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