Hegseth pours doubt on ability of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed President Donald Trump’s comments, doubting Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, can lead the country. In a Pentagon press briefing on Friday morning, Hegseth boasted of the U.S.’s degradation of Iran’s capabilities, specifically targeting the confusion around the lack of signs of life from Khamenei. “Iran’s leadership is in […]

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Hegseth pours doubt on ability of new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed President Donald Trump’s comments, doubting Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, can lead the country. In a Pentagon press briefing on Friday morning, Hegseth boasted of the U.S.’s degradation of Iran’s capabilities, specifically targeting the confusion around the lack of signs of life from Khamenei. “Iran’s leadership is in […]