Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Trump ‘not happy’ with choice of new Iranian leader, says talks with regime ‘possible’; ‘if we’d waited three days, we’d have been attacked’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Florida. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
US President Donald Trump tells Fox News that he is “not happy” with the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader this week.
“I don’t believe he can live in peace,” he says.
Trump also leaves open the door to potential negotiations with Iran: “It’s possible, depends on what terms.”
“We sort of don’t have to speak anymore… but it’s possible,” he says.
Trump says that the US would have been attacked if he had waited three more days to strike Iran: “If we had waited three days, I believe we would have been attacked.”
“When we attacked them first, we knocked out 50% of their missiles,” he adds. “And if we didn’t, it would have been a much harder fight.”
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here