U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran may be short-lived despite the country's selection of a new hard-line supreme leader to oversee the fight for the Islamic theocracy’s survival.

Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “very soon”, but indicated to reporters it would not be within the next week. Earlier on Monday, the president told CBS the conflict with Tehran “very complete,

Trump warns Iran not to block Strait of Hormuz as oil prices surge Trump says war could be over soon Iran says it will decide when war ends Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's supreme leader Choice signals hardliners firmly in charge DUBAI/JERUSALEM/DORAL,

The White House says there are no current plans to put boots on the ground in Iran, but cautions President Trump is keeping his options on the table as the fighting enters a second week. Nikole Killion reports.

Trump warns Iran's new leader won't "last long" without U.S. approval as Operation Epic Fury enters second week following Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's assassination.

Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 9 (Reuters) - Iran on Monday named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed ⁠his ⁠father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, signaling that hardliners remain ⁠firmly in charge,

Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader and President Donald Trump called $100 oil a “small price to pay,” with neither side showing any sign of deescalating a war now entering its 10th day.

Trump said last week that Mojtaba Khamenei — the son of the 86-year-old former leader — would be an 'unacceptable' choice to replace his father.