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Trump Says He Wants Iran’s Leadership Structure Gone

March 5, 2026 · 10:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

President Trump indicated that he wants to see Iran’s leadership structure fully removed and that he has some names in mind for a “good leader,” NBC News reports.

Said Trump: “We want to go in and clean out everything. We don’t want someone who would rebuild over a 10-year period.

He added: “We want them to have a good leader. We have some people who I think would do a good job.”

Trump also said he is taking steps to make sure the people on his list make it through the war alive: “We are watching them, yeah.”

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