Donald Trump has stated his preference for Iran's future leadership to emerge from within the country rather than the exiled opposition, while issuing stark threats against the newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
Donald Trump has weighed in on the political future of Iran, explicitly endorsing internal leadership over exiled opposition figures and issuing stark threats to the country's new leadership. The remarks were heavily circulated by sensationalist Iranian Telegram aggregators whose titles and editorial stances focus intensely on US-Iran military escalation, war alerts, and alarmist breaking news.
According to اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا فوری, an alert channel dedicated to news of a potential US war, Trump specifically addressed Iran's newly established Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. In a blunt threat regarding his succession, Trump reportedly stated, "I can't believe he will be able to live in peace". Trump further demanded the total eradication of the current regime elements, asserting, "They have been stopped but it's not enough, they must be destroyed".
Despite historic ties between the US and the exiled Pahlavi family, Trump dismissed the idea of placing the former royal family back in power. According to a post shared by both the aforementioned channel and اخبارفوری خبرفوری جنگ امریکا حمله—another aligned channel focused on US attack news—Trump remarked: "The son of the former Shah is a good guy, but my opinion is still leadership from inside Iran itself because they are familiar with the issues".
Trump's preference for a domestic transition of power was echoed across the network. The alarmist channel خبرفورینیوز | اخبار جنگ | حمله امریکا amplified Trump's declaration that he "welcomes the idea of leadership from inside the country!". However, Trump placed a caveat on this internal transition, emphasizing that he "doesn't want Iran to have a leadership that repeats the previous approach".
All messages translated smoothly. The sources represent a cluster of Telegram channels operating with very similar naming conventions focused on 'immediate news' and 'war'. They act as an echo chamber, cross-posting the exact same quotes regarding Trump's stance on Iranian leadership.