Analyst says US president will not find an Iranian Delcy Rodriguez from within the existing Islamic Republic system. Donald Trump says he wants to be involved in choosing the next supreme leader of Iran, reiterating his goal of giving rise to a new leadership that is friendly to the United States within the Iranian ruling system. The US president voiced opposition on Thursday to appointing the son of the assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba, to replace his slain father. “They are wasting their time. Khamenei’s son is a lightweight. I have to be involved in the appointment,” Trump told Axios. He added that he would prefer to have a leader similar to Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez, who succeeded Nicolas Maduro after he was abducted by US forces in January. Despite pre...