Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? - The Latest

The Guardian · March 9, 2026 Politics
Will Trump make a deal with Iran’s new supreme leader? - The Latest

Mojtaba Khamenei has been chosen to replace his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, while the country continues to be heavily bombarded by US and Israeli forces. There are concerns the move could lead to a further escalation of war in the Middle East, after Donald Trump warned that Khamenei was an ‘unacceptable’ choice. But as oil prices soar, could the US president be looking for a way out of this war?

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