Ammon News - Iran has chosen its replacement for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed last weekend in coordinated strikes by the U.S. and Israel.

The new leader of the Islamic regime will be, as many expected, Khamenei’s son Mojtaba. However, it’s unclear how long he’ll hold the position, as U.S. President Donald Trump has already called him an “unacceptable” option.

On Sunday, Trump told ABC News about the new leader: “He’s going to have to get approval from us. If he doesn’t get approval from us, he’s not going to last long. We want to make sure that we don’t have to go back every 10 years, when you don’t have a president like me that’s not going to do it.”

Trump did not explicitly say the U.S. would remove Mojtaba Khamenei, but suggested any leader chosen without his administration's approval would face consequences.

Asked if he would approve someone with ties to the old regime, Trump said: "I would, in order to choose a good leader, I would, yeah, I would. There are numerous people that could qualify."

Trump also told Axios on Thursday, “Khamenei’s son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran...They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in Venezuela.” He noted he was personally involved in leadership decisions there and intends to be similarly engaged with Iran.

Newsweek