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US may have 'gone too far’ in targeting Iran’s leadership, Trump says
13 October 2026 07:56 BST
Trump said that the US "might have gone too far" in targeting Iran’s leadership.
"We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with any more," he stated during a campaign rally in Ohio.
"Nobody wants to be the president of Iran," he added, claiming that potential candidates did not want to take up the position. Trump made this remark despite Masoud Pezeshkian being Iran's president since July 2024.
"We’re having a hard time figuring out who the hell to deal with, to be honest with you. I think we went too far," the US president said.