Franco Ordonez

When asked by reporters who he'd like to take over, he said most of the people that they had in mind were dead.

I mean, Trump actually made kind of a comparison with Iran.

Iran and Venezuela, that operation where they swooped in and captured President Nicolas Maduro, he noted how they kept the government pretty much intact in order to main control and kind of prevent the kind of chaos created by the power vacuum and the

during the Iraq War.

But again, he said most leaders are dead.

He said even their backup options may be dead.

And he acknowledged some of the concerns may be that even a more dangerous person than the Supreme Leader could come to power, calling that a worst-case scenario.

Yeah, President Trump says hundreds of targets in Iran have been hit, including the Revolutionary Guard facilities and Iranian air defense systems.

And he added that nine naval ships have been destroyed, as well as Iran's naval building.

And he's boasting that Iranians around the world are cheering the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Yeah, I mean, the White House told NPR that Iran wants to restart negotiations and that Trump will eventually speak with whoever is in charge.

But a top Iran security official says on X that they won't negotiate.

And if the White House does reopen talk, it does raise questions about what that means.

You know, does the regime get to stay in control even if it's badly damaged?

Yeah, but hasn't Trump been calling on Iranians to take over the government themselves?

Yeah, I mean, exactly.

I mean, he did that again yesterday, telling them to, quote, seize this moment, to be brave, to be heroic.

And he again called on the police and Revolutionary Guard to lay down their weapons.

He offered immunity.

And he says they should join protesters.