Trump says he’s ‘not happy’ with Iran’s pick of Mojtaba Khamenei as next supreme leader
President Donald Trump told Fox News he’s “not happy” that Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was chosen as Iran’s next supreme leader.
“I don’t believe he can live in peace,” the president told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst.
Trump said Operation Epic Fury – which began on Feb. 28 and caused the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – is “Way beyond expectation in terms of result this early.”
“One of the things that surprised me most was when they attacked countries that were not attacking them,” Trump said about Iran’s response to the U.S. military action.
“When we attacked them first, we knocked out 50% of their missiles. And if we didn’t, it would have been a much harder fight,” Trump added.
Operation Epic Fury was launched following negotiations between the U.S. and Iran about the future of the latter’s nuclear program.
“No other President had the guts to do it… I don’t want some President who hasn’t got the courage in five years or in ten years to go in,” Trump said.
Fox News’ Trey Yingst contributed to this report.
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