Trump says nobody knows who is running Iran

Published October 7, 2026 Updated October 7, 2026 09:35am

US President Donald Trump has said the biggest problem for him is that nobody knows who is running Iran, Reuters reports.

“Their second group of leaders are gone, and the biggest problem I have is nobody knows who the hell is running the country,” Trump said.

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