Washington DC:Hours after Iran's assembly of senior clerics chose Mojtaba Khamenei, 56-year-old son of the recently killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the new supreme leader of the country, the US President in his first reaction to the development, said that he was not happy with the decision. Notably, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the US and Israeli's coordinated airstrikes on Iran on February 28.

"I am not happy," Trump told Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade. Meanwhile, according to a report by The Times of Israel, when contacted, Trump refused to respond about Mojtaba's appointment as Iran's next Supreme Leader.

"We'll see what happens," the US President told the Israeli media outlet earlier on Sunday. While answering a question by The Times of Israel, Trump stated that the decision to end the Iran war will be taken only after discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Praising Netanyahu, the US President said, that Iran would have destroyed Israel if he and the Israeli PM had not been around.

"I think it’s mutual… a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account,” theUS Presidenttold the Israeli media house.

Earlier, Trump had said that the new Iranian supreme leader would need approval from Washington.

In an interview on Sunday, Trump said that the United States wanted to ensure the situation in Iran does not escalate again in the coming years. When asked whether he would consider approving a leader with links to Iran’s previous leadership, Trump said he would be open to the idea.

"He’s going to have to get approval from us," the president told ABC News.

Notably, the conflict in the Middle East entered day 10 on Monday. On February 28, the US and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran, killing several of its top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Days after Khamenei's killing, his son,MojtabaKhamenei, was appointed as the country's Supreme Leader. Early Monday local time, Iranian state media published a statement from senior clerics confirming the development.

It is only the third time the position has changed hands since it was created following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The first supreme leader was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who founded the role. The second was Ali Khamenei, who held it for nearly 37 years until US-Israeli strikes killed him and now Mojtaba.

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