US President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not consider Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to be a leader, as uncertainty surrounds his whereabouts.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not consider Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to be a leader, as uncertainty surrounds his whereabouts.
“Khamenei’s son is unavailable. Nobody knows what happened to him,” Trump told reporters. “I don’t consider him… pic.twitter.com/oH0LU2zEgL
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) March 23, 2026
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not consider Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to be a leader, as uncertainty surrounds his whereabouts.
“Khamenei’s son is unavailable. Nobody knows what happened to him,” Trump told reporters. “I don’t consider him really the leader.”
Trump said several Iranian leadership groups had been hit, adding that many senior figures were no longer in place.
“We have numerous leader groups. They’ve all been killed,” he said, while noting that some leaders remain.
He said the United States was engaging with individuals he described as “very representative of the country” who could take on leadership roles.
“We think we have people that are very representative of the country and will do a good job,” Trump said, adding that those figures were “very respected.”
Trump also pointed to what he described as a broader shift in Iran’s political structure.
“There’s automatically a regime change,” he said.
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