Trump called the election of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's supreme leader a “big mistake.”
Trump said the choice of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader was a “big mistake.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump told aides that he would support the assassination of Mojtaba Khamenei if he did not agree to abandon his nuclear program.
Mojtab Khamenei is considered close to the IRGC, the most radical part of the Iranian elite, which is opposed to compromise with the United States.
His election as supreme leader is interpreted as a signal from the Iranian elite that it is ready to continue its resistance and will not agree to American conditions.
