US President Donald Trump expressed displeasure Monday over Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, calling it “a big mistake,” Anadolu reports. “I don’t know if it’s going to last … I think they made a mistake,” Trump told NBC News. He had earlier told the New York Post he was “not happy” with the choice. “He’s going to have to get approval from us,” Trump also said. Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, on Sunday became Iran’s third supreme leader since the 1979 revolution, succeeding his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US/Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound on Feb. 28 after holding the position for 37 years. Trump also declined to rule out seizing Iranian […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Thousands of people carrying Iranian flags, gather at Enghelab Square to express support for Mojtaba Khamenei, who has become Iran's new supreme leader following Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran on March 9, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260309-40775568-40775566-THOUSANDS_GATHER_TO_SUPPORT_NEW_SUPREME_LEADER_MOJTABA_KHAMENEI_IN_TEHRAN-scaled-e1773081751776.jpg)
