"The big lesson out of the fall of the Venezuelan regime is not Colombia, not Greenland," he said. "They [now] see Iran as being cornered, extremely vulnerable and weak at this particular moment," said Gerges. They’re hoping that they could really, basically bring about regime change in Iran." U.S. ready to interveneU.S. President Donald Trump has delivered more than one warning to Iran about cracking down on the anti-regime protests. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of intervention during a speech in Tehran on Friday.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2026 12:21 UTC