WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): US President Donald Trump has said that a large number of Iran leadership have been killed in strikes and that most probably the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is also among the dead.
In a conversation with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, President Trump said he believed reports on the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in strikes against the country are “a correct story.”
Trump said “a large amount of leadership” had been killed in Iran in today’s strikes.
“I don’t mean like two people,” the president added without specifying a number.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Asked about who will replace Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump said, “I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like.”
He added, “I’m only being a little sarcastic when I say that.”
The US President said Saturday’s military strikes in Iran are “already a success.” “We’ve inflicted tremendous damage. It would take them years to rebuild,” he added.
President Trump further said that “most” of Iran’s senior leadership is “gone,” saying, “The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone.”
