US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Iran’s next supreme leader would not remain in power without approval from Washington, Anadolu reports. In an interview with ABC News, Trump said any new Iranian leader would need US sign-off or would “not going to last long.” He framed the remarks in strategic terms, saying he did not want the United States to be forced into another conflict with Iran in the future. “I don’t want people to have to go back in five years and have to do the same thing again or worse let them have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said. Iranian officials rejected the comments. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier Sunday that selecting the country’s next leader was […]
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