Donald Trump, about possible candidates to replace Ali Khamenei: "The attack was so successful that we eliminated most of the candidates"

The American president Donald Trump stated that the attacks that led to the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, had a significant impact on potential candidates for a power transition in Tehran.

In an interview with ABC News, Trump mentioned that candidates had been identified who could have taken control after Khamenei's death, but they were eliminated during the American-Israeli joint attacks. Trump stated that the attack was so effective that it led to the death of the majority of the candidates, including those in the second and third positions. He also urged the Iranian people to take power into their own hands.

Following the bombings, there were reports of the deaths of high-ranking officials from Iran, including the commander of the Revolutionary Guards and other military leaders. The President of Iran and the head of security, Ali Larijani, survived.