Trump faces MAGA pushback as Iran leadership question looms

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President Trump defended the administration’s Iran war stance amid questions about Iran’s next leader after the supreme leader’s death, with reports that Mojtaba Khamenei could be chosen; Israel reportedly struck the assembly selecting a new leader, Rubio explained the U.S. decision wasn’t driven by Israel, and Trump pushed back at MAGA critics like Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson as aides describe the messaging as media testing.
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