Trump says he is 'disappointed' that Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader

FILE PHOTO: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

DORAL, Florida, ⁠March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ‌said on Monday he was "disappointed" that Iran named Mojtaba ​Khamenei to succeed ⁠his slain ⁠father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as ⁠the ‌supreme leader of the ⁠country.

"We think it's going ​to ‌lead to just more ⁠of ​the same problem for the country," Trump ⁠told reporters at ​a press conference in Florida.

When asked whether the ⁠new leader had a target on his back, Trump said ​it would ⁠be "inappropriate" to say whether ​or not ‌he does.

(Reporting by ​Nandita Bose and Ryan Patrick Jones)