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

U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

March ⁠5 (Reuters) - U.S. 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.

"I have to be ⁠involved in the appointment, like with Delcy [Rodriguez] in ​Venezuela," ⁠Trump said.

(Reporting by ​Daphne Psaledakis ‌and Bhargav ​Acharya; Editing by Caitlin Webber)