Trump demands role in picking Iran's next supreme leader and calls Mojtaba "unacceptable"

President Trump told Axios he "has to be involved" in selecting Iran's next supreme leader following Ali Khamenei's death on February 28, saying Mojtaba Khamenei — the late leader's son — was "unacceptable" and "a lightweight." Trump compared the intervention to his earlier role in Venezuela's leadership transition after Maduro's capture. Trump warned that any leader chosen without Washington's approval "is not going to last long."