US president, who had warned against selecting Mojtaba Khamenei to lead Iran, says new supreme leader may not ‘last’.


Ali Harb is a writer based in Washington, DC. He reports on US foreign policy, Arab-American issues, civil rights and politics.
US president, who had warned against selecting Mojtaba Khamenei to lead Iran, says new supreme leader may not ‘last’.

Top Democrats say Minab school bombing that killed at least 170 people ‘must be fully and impartially reviewed’.

Ghalibaf says Iran’s fate will not be decided by ‘Epstein’s gang’ as Trump pushes for role in choosing supreme leader.

Analyst says US president will not find an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez from within the existing Islamic Republic system.

US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war’s success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.

Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone.

Analysts say the joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran appear to breach the UN Charter’s prohibition on aggression.

Conservative opposition to war on Iran remains minimal as hawks heap praise on Trump for bombing, killing Khamenei.

War with Iran contradicts the US president’s own criticism of regime change policies in the Middle East, analysts say.

Iran, US discussing proposals, “technical” talks to take place in Vienna on Monday, Iran’s FM Araghchi says.
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