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A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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President Trump said Sunday that Tehran’s moves to appoint new leaders will not survive without the United States and his personal approval, promising that he’ll be intimately involved with the post-war government of Iran.

Trump blasts Starmer after Iran U-turn as U.K. leader navigates domestic pressure from Muslim voters

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look at each other as they shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

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President Trump took aim at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer again over the weekend, even as the U.K. backpedaled from earlier efforts to distance itself from the ongoing war in the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer look at each other as they shake hands during a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Feb. 21, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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Government supporters gather in mourning after state TV announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Son of slain ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei, named Iran’s supreme leader

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Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, has been named his successor

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Government supporters gather in mourning after state TV announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Son of slain ayatollah, Mojtaba Khamenei, named Iran’s supreme leader

By Staff and wire reports - The Washington Times

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late supreme leader, has been named his successor

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President Donald Trump listens as White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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FILE - Jake Lang, center, walks away from counter protesters after an altercation near Minneapolis City Hall, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura,File)

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