WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the US-Israel military campaign is completed — but said “most of the people we had in mind are dead.” The president, who four days ago had emphatically called on Iranians to “take over your government” once the US-Israel bombardment ends, appeared to drift further away from the idea that the war presents an opportunity to end the theocratic rule that has been in place since the country’s 1979 Islamic revolution.

EDITORIAL. With a massive attack that wasn't in response to any immediate threat, the US president and the Israeli prime minister aim to bring about the collapse of the Iranian…

US president signals willingness to engage with Tehran’s surviving leadership as strikes and retaliatory attacks intensify across region

The US president laid out some of his objectives on Monday, but made no mention of what Iran's future might look like after the war.

Trump appeared to dismiss Reza Pahlavi as an option and sketched a vision of Iran's government similar to Venezuela's.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the US-Israel military campaign is…

US president suggests worst-case result of assassination would be regime change that fails to relieve repression

Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States and Israel were in a strong position in their war with Iran, vowing that they would “continue forward” against…

Trump has told Axios that he should be involved in picking Iran’s next supreme leader.

‘We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,’ Trump said days after launching a massive surprise attack on the country

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted he should have a role in picking Iran’s next supreme leader after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son he…

The US president dismissed the late Ali Khamenei's son as a 'lightweight,' and threatened more war in the future if a better alternative was not found.

Analyst says US president will not find an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez from within the existing Islamic Republic system.

Donald Trump emphasized that the US "wants to go in and clean out everything" in Iran

The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.