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Pressed further on who would share that responsibility, the president quipped, “Maybe me, maybe me.”
He then elaborated on the uncertainty surrounding Iran’s leadership, referencing reports of injuries to Mojtaba Khamenei. “Me and the ayatollah, whoever the ayatollah is, whoever the next ayatollah [is],” Trump said, highlighting the fluid political situation in Tehran.
Trump framed the ongoing chaos in Iran as an unavoidable political reset. “There’s automatically a regime change,” he asserted, suggesting that current events in Iran will inevitably lead to a new leadership structure.
Iranian authorities have reportedly named Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was reportedly killed during joint Israeli-U.S. strikes.
Despite these developments and apparent U.S. openness to negotiations, Iran on Monday dismissed reports of a ceasefire. The country mocked Trump’s claim that the U.S. would pause strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, even as he described the talks as “very good.”
An Iranian official speaking to Fars News Agency, which aligns with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, declared that there is “no direct or indirect contact with Trump.”
The source also suggested that the U.S. president had reconsidered after “hearing that our targets would include all power stations in West Asia,” signaling Tehran’s determination to resist pressure.
Iranian rhetoric escalated further when Major General Abdollahi issued a stark warning: “The use of a new, secret weapon will begin soon and it will bring an end to the enemy’s operations.”
These comments came just minutes after Trump stated that the U.S. and Iran had engaged in “productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities,” underscoring the stark contrast between Washington’s optimism and Tehran’s defiance.
Trump’s remarks on joint control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s internal uncertainty signal a potential shift in American strategy, with the president continuing to push for unconventional solutions even as tensions remain dangerously high in the region.
