President Donald Trump said on March 6 that he would be open to Iran being ruled by another religious leader and said he wants Iran to undergo a process similar to what occurred in Venezuela in January.
When asked by CNN on Friday in a phone interview about whether he’d be open to another religious leader heading the country, Trump responded, “I may be, yeah.”
Iran has been ruled by a theocratic regime since 1979, encompassing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s reign since 1989. Khamenei was killed in U.S.–Israeli strikes on Feb. 28, and no replacement leader has been named.
“I mean, it depends on who the person is,” Trump also said. “I don’t mind religious leaders. I deal with a lot of religious leaders, and they are fantastic.”…
Trump Says He Would Be Open to Another Religious Leader in Iran
