Trump tells Reuters US will have a role in choosing Iran's next leader

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as a patch of blemished skin is visible above his shirt collar, during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March ⁠5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump told Reuters in a ‌telephone interview on Thursday that the United States will have a ​role in choosing ⁠Iran's next leader.

Trump ⁠said it was very early ⁠in the ‌process of picking a new leader ⁠but that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's ​son ‌Mojtaba was an unlikely choice.