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Trump: 'A large number' of Iranian leaders were killed in strikes
March 1, 2026
01:07

In a phone call with NBC News, Trump said "a large amount of leadership" had been killed in Iran in today's strikes, "The Daily Baku" reports.
"I don't mean like two people," the president added without specifying a number.
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."
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