{"id":309554,"date":"2026-01-14T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-trump-take-out-the-ayatollah\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:04","slug":"could-trump-take-out-the-ayatollah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-trump-take-out-the-ayatollah\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Trump take out the Ayatollah?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/faaanh5vlWU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could Trump take out the Ayatollah?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faaanh5vlWU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Could U.S. President Donald Trump order a strike that eliminates Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? With tensions between Washington and Tehran escalating and protests sweeping Iran, and thousands now killed, the idea of dramatic military action has moved from the fringes into serious debate.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>To help unpack the legal, strategic, and real-world implications of this scenario, we\u2019re joined by Robert Malley, President Biden\u2019s former Special Envoy for Iran. A key figure in U.S. diplomacy on Tehran and a veteran negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal, Malley brings deep insight into the limits of force, the power of diplomacy, and how U.S. policymakers think about confronting Iran\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could U.S. President Donald Trump order a strike that eliminates Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei? With tensions between Washington and Tehran escalating and protests sweeping Iran, and thousands now killed, the idea of dramatic military action has moved from the fringes into serious debate. 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