India, Jan. 7 -- Renowned economist and policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs has warned that US President Donald Trump's next target could be Iran after a dead-of-the-night operation in Venezuela to capture its leader, Nicolas Maduro, last Saturday.

Speaking to at least two Indian news outlets, Sachs said that Israel "is obsessed with Iran" and claimed that the United States fights the wars Tel Aviv "wants it to fight".

"My fear is that Iran is next. Keep an eye on Iran. Israel is obsessed with Iran and wants to overthrow the Iranian government. The United States, for reasons that are not 100 per cent clear, is basically beholden to Israel. The United States fights wars that Israel tells it to fight. It's very, very dark, actually," Sachs said ...