Trump says he doesn’t think new Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei can ‘live in peace’

President Trump told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst that his understanding was that the Tehran government 'want to talk badly' about ending the US-Israel war.

“Trump also told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst that his understanding was that the Tehran government “want to talk badly” about ending the US-Israel war, which entered its 11th day Tuesday”

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The article says the war entered its 11th day Tuesday.

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President Trump said talks are 'possible' depending on terms.

He made the remarks while aboard Air Force One en route to Washington from Miami.

He said 'we sort of don't have to speak anymore' but that negotiations remained an option.

Earlier the president gave a glowing assessment of Operation Epic Fury at his Trump National Doral Miami golf club.

He said, 'Iran have no navy, they have no air force, they have no anti-aircraft equipment, it's all been blown up.'

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He added, 'They have no radar. They have no telecommunications, and they have no leadership. It's all gone.'

He defended the timing of the operation, which the article says began Feb. 28.

He claimed, 'When we attacked them first, we knocked out 50% of their missiles' and argued that 'No other president had the guts to do it ... I didn't want some president who hasn't got the courage in five years or 10 years to go in.'

According to US Central Command, American forces have hit more than 5,000 targets in the first 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, including more than 50 Iranian ships that have been recorded as damaged or destroyed.

“Trump also told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst that his understanding was that the Tehran government “want to talk badly” about ending the US-Israel war, which entered its 11th day Tuesday”

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Trump said the U.S. had 'left some of the most important targets for later,' which he identified as related to 'electricity production and many other things.'

He warned that striking those targets would be 'very devastating' and 'take many years for them to be rebuilt.'

Trump added, 'We are waiting to see what happens before we hit them. We could take them all out in one day.'

The article includes images captioned March 9–10, 2026, showing an explosion after an Israeli airstrike in Abbasiyeh, rescuers working in Tehran, and a supporter holding a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei.