Trump says he needs to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader, Axios reports

March ⁠5 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump told ‌Axios on Thursday that he needs to ​be personally ⁠involved in ⁠selecting Iran's next leader. Read full story U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard March ⁠5 (Reuters) - U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump told ‌Axios on Thursday that he needs to ​be personally ⁠involved in ⁠selecting Iran's next leader."Khamenei's ⁠son ‌is unacceptable ⁠to me. We want someone ​that ‌will bring harmony ⁠and ​peace to Iran," Axios quoted ⁠Trump as saying ​in an interview."I have to be ⁠involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in ​Venezuela," ⁠Trump said. (Reporting by ​Daphne Psaledakis ‌and Bhargav ​Acharya; Editing by Caitlin Webber) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!