US president Donald Trump came to power promising an end to foreign entanglements. Instead he has ramped up American aggression against its enemies.
The attacks that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, along with regime leaders and hundreds of others, including civilians, are his most extreme move yet.
Trump has acted without the constitutionally required approval of Congress, and with polls showing little public support.
On today’s podcast, Washington correspondent Keith Duggan reports on what was behind Trump’s decision, how it is being received in the US and what happens next.
