Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree?
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- US President Donald Trump has openly stated his desire to influence the selection of Iran's next leader following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other key figures, signaling a preference for a "great and acceptable leader" after Iran's "unconditional surrender."
- Trump’s approach suggests he seeks a change in Iran's regime rather than outright regime change, contrasting with the entrenched clerical system's deep distrust of the US and its historical resistance to foreign interference, notably recalling the 1979 revolution against the US-backed Shah.
- Iran's internal factions—reformers, pragmatists, and hardliners—are united in preserving the current system, with the succession process shrouded in secrecy and complicated by recent bomb
