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Trump says he's 'not happy' with Iran's choice of new supreme leader

By Michael Dorgan, Trey Yingst

Published March 10, 2026

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President Donald Trump said he is "not happy" with Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader but that early results from Operation Epic Fury have been "way beyond expectation."

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was installed as the next supreme leader.

President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald J. Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, with U.S. flags visible behind him, in Washington, United States, on March 2, 2026. (The White House via X Account/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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"I don’t believe he can live in peace," Trump said in an interview with Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst.

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Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.

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