Why Is Trump Pushing the Venezuela Model for Iran’s Post-Khamenei Transition?
President Donald Trump has outlined a surprisingly pragmatic vision for Iran’s future following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that began on February 28, 2026. In a March 1 phone interview with The New York Times, Trump repeatedly praised the “Venezuela model” as “the perfect, the perfect scenario” for … Read more