President Donald Trump confirmed that he was “no happy” with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of slain former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, as his father’s successor, claiming, “I don’t believe he can live in peace,” during an interview with FOX News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst Monday (March 9) night.
Trump also claimed that he was told that the Iranian government wants “to talk badly” about ending its war with the United States and Israel, which entered its 11th consecutive day since Trump announced the launch of Operation Epic Fury and the killing of Ali Khamenei on February 28.
“It’s possible, depends on what terms, possible, only possible,” Trump told Yingst on Air Force One during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Miami, Florida. “You know, we sort of don’t have to speak anymore, you know, if you really think about it, but it’s possible.”
Trump later gave his assessment of Operation Epic Fury while speaking to reporters at his Trump National Doral Miami golf club.
“They have no navy, they have no air force, they have no anti-aircraft equipment, it’s all been blown up,” he said of Iran’s military strength via the Post. “They have no radar. They have no telecommunications, and they have no leadership. It’s all gone.
“So, you know, you could look at that statement. We could, we could call it a tremendous success right now as we leave here. I could call it, or we could go further and we’re going to go further.”
Mojtaba Khamenei was considered a contender for the role even prior to his father’s assassination during Operation Epic Fury on February 28. Iran’s military and political leaders pledged allegiance to the younger Khamenei, but the move was expected to draw the ire of Trump who publicly stated that it would be “unacceptable” prior to his latest comments.
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