Jackie Northam

It seems if a country does something Trump doesn't like, he'll retaliate, like with increased tariffs or sanctions.

I spoke with Pratap Mehta, and he's a senior fellow at the Center for Policy Research in Delhi.

And he says at the beginning of Trump's second term, a lot of leaders thought this action was simply transactional.

He's after resources or money.

But Mehta says a year on, they see there's something else driving Trump's actions.

And that's led to a real erosion of trust in the U.S., Mehta says.

You know, in fact, two of the people I talked with used the term enemy.

And Jackie?

Trump certainly is embracing force to advance U.S.

national security interests and likely feels pretty confident after what appears to be a successful military operation in Venezuela.

But, you know, I spoke with Michael Cox, and he's a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, and he says Trump could be too confident.

You know, Mayor Louise Cox says none of Trump's ambitions are a given.

You know, there are many things, including domestic problems, that could undermine Trump's actions.

Iran has been gripped by demonstrations for several weeks, starting with protests over the economy, but now spreading into anger with the regime.

And they're gaining steam.

Social media posts from some areas of Iran show people chanting for the death of the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and pulling down statues of Iranian leaders and generals.

President Trump has warned that the U.S.

will hit hard if Iran kills protesters, a threat that carries more weight after the U.S.

attack on Venezuela.

Meanwhile, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Riza Pahlavi has been urging the protesters on, but it's unclear how much support he has in the country.