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Trump says he needs to be involved in selecting Iran's next leader, Axios reports

US President Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei

US President Donald Trump. Inset is Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

US President Donald Trump told Axios on Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader.

"Khamenei's son is unacceptable to me. We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran," Axios quoted Trump as saying in an interview.

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