White House says US well on way towards controlling Iran’s airspace
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaking to reporters outside the White House on March 6.
PHOTO: AFP
- White House says US is close to controlling Iranian airspace; objectives should be met in 4-6 weeks.
- The US is considering candidates to lead Iran, following Trump's comments on US involvement in choosing the next leader.
- Trump demands "unconditional surrender" from Iran, suggesting it will occur when Iran no longer poses a threat to the US.
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WASHINGTON - The United States is well on its way towards controlling Iranian airspace, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 6, adding that Washington expects the achievable US objectives to be completed in four to six weeks.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Ms Leavitt also said Washington was looking at potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after President Donald Trump told Reuters in an interview that the United States must be involved in choosing the 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,” Ms Leavitt said.
In the interview on March 5, Mr Trump said that he thinks the next leader of Iran is unlikely to be the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son, who has emerged as a frontrunner to succeed his father, who was killed in a military strike at the start of the war.
Earlier on March 6, Mr Trump said there would be no deal struck with Iran
“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 realised, then Iran will essentially be in a place of unconditional surrender, whether they say it themselves or not,” Ms Leavitt said. REUTERS
