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Trump says he's "not happy" about Iran's new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran's new supreme leader following the death of his father in the U.S.-Israeli strikes.
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Trump ‘not happy’ with new Iran supreme leader
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President Trump on Sunday said he was “not happy” with Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was selected by a group of 88 Iranian clerics known as the Assembly of Experts on Sunday. His father and wife were killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on Tehran…
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Here’s What Trump Has Said About Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Prior to Mojtaba's appointment, Trump called him an "unacceptable" choice and a "lightweight."
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Trump Threatens to Kill Iran’s New Supreme Leader Too
The Iranian Assembly of Experts named Mojtaba Khamenei the country’s new supreme leader just a week after the U.S. and Israel assassinated his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with other senior officials. Now President Trump wants to kill him too—unless he capitulates to his demands. “President Trump has told aides he would back the killing of new…
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Trump Says Oil 'Small Price To Pay' as Iran Names New Supreme Leader | Daybreak Europe 3/9/2026
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. On today's show, oil spiked toward $120 a barrel as more major Middle East producers curbed production, the Strait of Hormuz remained all but closed and the US…
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Trump tells The Post he’s ‘nowhere near’ ordering Iran ground mission at nuke facility — ‘not happy’ with Tehran’s new leader
Trump also said he is “not happy with” Khamenei, 56, replacing his father Ali Khamenei as leader of the theocracy over the weekend, but didn’t repeat his earlier threat to kill any successor who assumed power without his input.
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Trump Says Iran’s ‘New Supreme Leader’ Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Is Not Going to Last Long’ Without U.S. Approval After U.S.-Israeli Strikes Obliterate His Tyrant Father and Regime Thugs
President Donald Trump is not mincing words about the chaotic regime in Tehran, issuing a blistering warning to Iran’s new “Supreme Leader,” following the historic joint U.S.-Israeli operation that eliminated the tyrannical Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The post Trump Says Iran’s ‘New Supreme Leader’ Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Is Not Going to Last Long’ Without U.S.…
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Trump issues chilling warning to Iran's new Supreme Leader... as he backs off troops on the ground
Iran has retaliated against the US for the killing of the previous supreme leader with strikes against US bases and Gulf nations.
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Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader | First Thing
Move could lead to escalation of war as Donald Trump has already called Mojtaba Khamenei an ‘unacceptable’ choice. Plus, stormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliensGood morning.Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as his successor, as the war enters its 10th day and fresh…
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What to know about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader
The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.
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