Gemini said

President Trump has taken an exceptionally firm stance following the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, asserting that any new leadership in Tehran must have Washington’s “approval” to survive.

The Iranian leadership has remained defiant. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Meet the Press that Iran is not open to a ceasefire or surrender, promising to “continue to resist as long as it takes.” Hardline clerics within the Assembly of Experts noted that they purposefully chose a leader who is “hated by the enemy” as a sign of resistance.

Trump argued that without U.S. involvement in the leadership selection, the world would find itself back in the same conflict in “five to ten years.” He emphasized that his goal is to ensure Iran never develops a nuclear weapon