President Donald Trump said tonight that he has potential successors in mind following the reported elimination of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes, while also expressing confidence that diplomatic engagement with Iran may now be more achievable.

In an interview with CBS News, Trump addressed questions about who could assume leadership in Tehran after Khamenei’s death. “Yes, I think so. There are some good candidates. I know exactly who, but I can’t tell you,” he said.

The President added that he is fully aware of who is currently making decisions within Iran’s leadership structure in the wake of Khamenei’s elimination.

Despite the military escalation, Trump indicated that diplomacy remains on the table. “Much easier now than it was a day ago, obviously, because they are getting beat up badly,” he said, suggesting that recent developments could make negotiations more feasible.

Earlier in the day, Trump publicly confirmed that Khamenei had been killed in the strikes. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do.”

{Matzav.com}