Trump Sees Khamenei’s Son as Unacceptable for Iran, Report Says

US President Donald Trump said Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s late ayatollah, is an unacceptable successor and insisted on being personally involved in picking the country’s next leader.

Trump on Thursday called the younger Khamenei a “lightweight” who would continue the policies of his father and force the US into another armed conflict with the Islamic Republic “in five years.” He added that “I have to be involved in the appointment,” similar to how he was in Venezuela.