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Iran, Venezuela, Cuba: Is Trump Beginning a New Era of Regime Change?

Season 2026 Episode 8116 | 17m 54s

The prospect of any regime change happening soon in Iran is questionable. Yet President Trump has been touting the January capture of Venezuela's dictator Nicolás Maduro as a "perfect" example of an intervention gone right. Trump suggests that Cuba may be next. Vivian Salama, a staff writer at The Atlantic, has been reporting on the Middle East for 15 years. She gives us her analysis.

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