Trump wants to be personally ‘involved’ in picking next Iranian leader: Report

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President Donald Trump told Axios Thursday that he wants to be personally involved with picking Iran‘s next leader, despite multiple senior administration officials repeatedly declaring that “regime change” is not a stated objective of Operation Epic Fury.

Trump conducted an eight-minute phone interview, his second with Axios since Saturday, where he acknowledged reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, the 56-year-old son of Iran’s assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is the most likely choice to lead the Iranian regime.

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