NEW: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says, "In my knowledge, the American govt does not have a clearly formulated strategy for the future civilian leadership of this country.”
Did anyone expect more from this administration?
Meanwhile, Iran’s clerical leadership is already moving to fill the vacuum — with Ayatollah Khamenei's son emerging as the front-runner to take power, potentially tightening the Revolutionary Guards’ grip on the regime.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-successor.html?smid=url-share
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