
Trump seizes the Iran moment <span>Trump seizes the Iran moment</span> <div class="evo-article__body"><p class="c-paragraph">The <a href="https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/06/mission-in-venezuela-could-be-long-and-hard/" target="_blank" title="https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/01/06/mission-in-venezuela-could-be-long-and-hard/"><u>fall of the Maduro regime</u></a> in Venezuela has ramifications far beyond Latin America — especially in the Islamic Republic of Iran, another oil-dependent state on the brink of economic and political collapse.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Another dictator — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — is beginning to reap what he has sown.</p></div> <span><span>Hannah.Johnson…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-10T13:57:52-05:00" title="Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 13:57">Sat, 01/10/2026 - 13:57</time> </span> <div class="col-auto">January 13, 2026 </div>