Speaking to reporters, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Washington is looking at potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after President Donald Trump said the US must be involved in choosing ‌the next leader of Iran, Al Jazeera reports.

“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,” she added.

“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,” Leavitt said when asked about Trump’s demand for an unconditional surrender from Tehran.