Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as Iran's next supreme leader, Iranian state media reports

On Saturday, President Donald Trump will attend the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for the six service members killed in an Iranian retaliatory strike in Kuwait, a White House official confirmed.

“We grieve for these American patriots and their families as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives. President Trump intends to attend the dignified transfer of these American heroes to stand in grief alongside their families,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.

Rep. Zach Nuun, R-Iowa, said he’ll also attend.

-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart

President Donald Trump elaborated on his vision for Iran’s new leadership in an interview with CNN on Friday, saying Iran does not need to become a democratic state and that he’s open to a religious leader.

“There has to be a leader that’s going be fair and just,” he continued. “Do a great job. Treat the United States and Israel well, and treat the other countries in the Middle East -- they’re all our partners.”

The president also discussed Iranian leadership with Politico on Thursday, saying he is going to have a “big impact” in selecting their next leader. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed last weekend in the US.-Israel attacks.

“Now they’re looking at the son. The reason the father wouldn’t give it to the son is they say he’s incompetent,” Trump told Politico, referring to a son of Khamenei.

Trump also boasted about the military operation in Iran, telling Politico the U.S. is “being surgical” and that the U.S. has “unlimited supply of weapons.”

-ABC News’ Emily Chang

At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been injured in Lebanon since Monday, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

After Hezbollah said it fired rockets against Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said it started striking targets in Beirut and southern Lebanon.

The Trump administration has planned a meeting with the leadership of defense contractors at the White House on Friday to urge the companies to accelerate the production of American-made weapons.

“The President will continue to call on these U.S. companies to more speedily build American-made weapons, which are the absolute best in the world," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Leavitt said the meeting was "scheduled weeks ago," before the U.S. began strikes in Iran. The news of the meeting was first reported by Reuters.

It comes as Trump said on social media Monday that the U.S. has "a virtually unlimited supply of these weapons."

Leavitt said the “U.S. military has more than enough munitions, ammo, and weapons stockpiles to continue demolishing the Iranian regime and achieve the goals of Operation Epic Fury.”

-ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart