President Donald Trump said that Iran’s leadership is in a state of collapse, asserting that Mojtaba Khamenei is either dead or severely wounded, while portraying the Iranian regime as unstable and weakened amid the ongoing war.

Speaking at an economic conference in Florida, Trump addressed the situation in Iran and mocked the state of its leadership, suggesting that no one is willing to take control.

He said, “This is the only country where nobody wants to lead.”

Trump went on to claim that Iran’s top leadership has effectively been eliminated, referencing both the former supreme leader and his successor.

He said, “Their leaders are dead. Their supreme leader is no longer supreme. He is dead. His son is either dead or in very bad shape, because nobody has heard from him.”

His remarks come amid conflicting reports about Mojtaba Khamenei, who was named as Iran’s new supreme leader following the killing of his father, Ali Khamenei, earlier in the war.

Earlier this week, a Western security source said Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive but suffered injuries to his legs and face in an Israeli strike. According to that report, his absence from public view may reflect a deliberate leadership style rather than solely the result of his injuries. Trump’s comments, however, raise new questions about the intelligence being relied upon by the U.S. administration.

Continuing his remarks, Trump reiterated his view that Iran’s leadership crisis reflects deeper instability within the regime.

He said, “This is the only country where nobody wants to lead. There is nobody who wants to lead Iran.”

Trump also emphasized what he described as major progress in the broader campaign against Iran, framing it as part of a larger effort to reshape the region.

He said, “We are closer than ever to a Middle East that is finally free”—free from Iranian terrorism, aggression, and coercion.

He added, “It was nuclear blackmail for years, many years. Not just nuclear—blackmail, period.”

Trump concluded by asserting that U.S. actions under his leadership are eliminating the threat posed by Iran.

He said, “And under my leadership, America is ending this threat. We are destroying Iran’s capabilities.”

He further argued that without his intervention, Iran would have already obtained nuclear weapons and used them against the region.

He said, “They would have had nuclear weapons a long time ago, and they would have used them against the Middle East, Israel, and the Middle East.”