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Speaking to several news outlets, Trump said that with the likely successor, Mojtaba Khamene, seen as the frontrunner, 'They are wasting their time' as he is 'a lightweight,' adding that the U.S. wants 'to be involved in the process so we don't have to go back every five years'
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Speaking to several media outlets on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that his administration should be involved in selecting Iran's next supreme leader, adding that the likely successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain leader, was "unacceptable."










