Trump: There are three "very good" candidates for Iran's new leader
U.S. President Trump hinted during an interview with the New York Times on Sunday, March 1, that "I have three very good candidates... I won't reveal who they are now, but I'll get things done first."
According to reports, when Trump was interviewed, he mentioned that the Venezuela model might also apply to Iran, which means removing only the top leader while keeping most of the government structure intact to support a leadership more willing to cooperate with the United States.
Additionally, in an interview with CBS Television, when asked about diplomatic solutions to the crisis, Trump said that after an attack, diplomatic options became easier. He also said that "there are several good candidates" to lead Iran, but did not specify who they were.
It is worth noting that in a report published by the New York Times on February 22 about Iran's preparation for war, three senior Iranian officials told the newspaper about a list of three potential "Delcy-like" candidates for Iran. The first is the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Larijani; the second is the current parliament speaker, Ghalibaf, who once served as the commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force; and the third is Rouhani, a moderate former president who negotiated the nuclear agreement with Obama in 2015.
The New York Times report stated that Larijani particularly attracted attention.
Source: rfi
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