But he was reluctant on Wednesday to lend his full support to Pahlavi, the son of the late shah of Iran, who was ousted from power in 1979. "He seems very nice, but I don't know how he'd play within his own country," Trump said. It's very hard to ⁠see how much support he has or how much support any figure has in Iran," she said. "When you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms," he said. “We have to get President Zelenskiy to go along with it," he said.

Source: The Star January 15, 2026 13:24 UTC