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Trump demands role in picking Iran's new leader as war spills beyond the Middle East

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Publish Date
Fri, 6 Mar 2026, 9:58am
Smoke rises after an explosion in the industrial zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defence, according to the Fujairah media office on March 05, 2026, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images)
Smoke rises after an explosion in the industrial zone, caused by debris after interception of a drone by air defence, according to the Fujairah media office on March 05, 2026, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images)

Trump demands role in picking Iran's new leader as war spills beyond the Middle East

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 6 Mar 2026, 9:58am

US President Donald Trump has told a US news outlet he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader.  

He's told Axios that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's son is a lightweight and unacceptable to him.  

Meanwhile, the death toll in Iran has risen to 1200, multiple Gulf countries are continuing to intercept missiles, and in Azerbaijan, an airport and a school were hit by Iranian drones. 

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that Iran is firing fewer drones and missiles as the US and Israeli forces expand their control of the air and sea. 

He says the Pentagon says they’re finding and destroying Iran’s mobile missile launchers. 

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