Trump on Iran’s Next Leader: Prefers Moderate Insider Over Reza Pahlavi

President Donald Trump commented on Iran’s future leadership, saying the “worst scenario” would be someone as malicious as the previous leadership coming to power, and that he wants “someone who will give the country to the people.” When asked directly whether exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi would be Iran’s next leader, Trump said he hadn’t given the matter much thought but suggested someone from within Iran with popular support would be more suitable. Trump expressed a preference for more moderate figures, criticizing Iran’s former leadership as “crazy extremists” whose only activity was “killing people.”