WASHINGTON, March 6 – The Biden administration announced Friday that American forces are making substantial progress in establishing control over Iran’s airspace, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt projecting completion of achievable military objectives within the next month and a half.
During a briefing with reporters at the White House, Leavitt revealed that the administration is also evaluating potential candidates for Iran’s future leadership. This announcement came one day after President Donald Trump stated in a Reuters interview that America should play a role in selecting Iran’s next leader.
“I know there’s a number of people that our intelligence agencies and the United States government are looking at, but I won’t get any further on that,” Leavitt stated when pressed for details.
In Thursday’s interview, Trump expressed doubt that the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son would assume power, despite being considered a leading candidate to replace his father, who died in a military strike when the current conflict began.
Trump declared earlier Friday that negotiations with Iran would only occur under terms of “unconditional surrender.”
Leavitt clarified the President’s position, explaining: “What the President means is that when he, as Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, determines that Iran no longer poses a threat to the United States of America, and the goals of Operation Epic Fury has been fully realized, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender, whether they say it themselves or not.”
