"We'll see what happens": Trump reacts to Mojtaba Khamenei's appointment as Iran's new Supreme Leader

Iran Herald · March 9, 2026 Politics

Washington, DC [US], March 9 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has declined to offer a formal assessment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's elevation as Iran's new Supreme Leader, sufficing with the brief remark, 'We'll see what happens. ' The 56-year-old was designated to the country's highest office by the 88-member Assembly of Experts.