President Donald Trump has said he must personally approve the new Supreme Leader as he warns Iran must surrender or face “guaranteed death”.
As he backed a Kurdish militant uprising in Iran to aid overthrowing the regime, he dismissed Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah’s son, as a successor of the country’s Supreme Leader.
On top of this, the US President warned the Islamic Republic’s regime must surrender or they face “guaranteed death” as strikes against Tehran have ramped up over the past days.
However, Iran has unleashed its most intense striking yet on Thursday night, with a string of attacks against Israel and US allies in the Gulf, as it further attempts to drag more countries into the conflict.
On Thursday, Mr Trump said he would be “all for” a Kurdish invasion of western Iran.
Speaking to Axios, the US President related the situation to his recent involvement in Venezuela: “Iran are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight.
“I have to be involved in the appointment, like with Delcy Rodríguez in Venezuela.”
He described Khamenei’s son potential succession as “unacceptable” and he was looking for someone that brings “harmony” and “peace” to the country.
Mr Trump has dismissed the late Ayatollah’s son as a suitable leader for Iran
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Mr Trump said that Iran did want to strike a deal, but said it is “a little bit late now”.
He said the US and Israel wanted to fight more than Iran do now, adding the two countries had endured 47 years of “horror” from the Islamic Republic.
The US President called upon the Iranian regime to surrender on Thursday, speaking in front of David Beckham’s Inter Miami football team, he said it was time for the pillars of the Islamic Republic’s regime to stand down.
He called on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the military and the police to surrender, otherwise they will “face absolutely guaranteed death”.
Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ayatollah’s son, is rumoured to be the Iranian regime’s favourite for Supreme Leader
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Following the airstrikes against Tehran on Saturday in a “joint operation” between Israel and the US, called “Mission Epic Fury”, missiles have been launched all over the Middle East, with targets slowly creeping further north west of the region.
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Azerbaijan have been attacked, as well as missiles intercepted against Cyprus, where RAF base Akrotiri is situated on the south of the island.
According to the US President, the operation was “ahead of schedule”.
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