Think of it as the domino theory in reverse.

The initial Cold War version featured the American fear that if a country fell under Communist control, its neighbor could also be swallowed up.

In the current swirl of events, the theory envisions a similar pattern — but this time it’s freedom that is being spread, making for more positive outcomes.

Case in point: What started in Venezuela might not stop there.

Just as the Trump administration offered indicted drug trafficker Nicolás Maduro a free ride to New York that he couldn’t refuse, reports are emerging that another despot under American pressure is packing his bags for a one-way road trip.

As significant and dramatic as the Maduro exit from Caracas was, an even bigger geopolitical bombshell is on standby in Tehran.

Iran’s beleaguered Supreme Leader reportedly has turned sour on his prospects of staying alive there, and is eyeing safe haven in Russia.

That’s the gist of an account in the Times of London, which cites an intelligence source as saying Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is ready to flee if his security forces begin to desert or can’t suppress growing civilian protests.

Khamenei, 86, supposedly plans to hit the airport and flee with up to 20 close aides and family members.

None of this surprises the Trump White House, which is ­using the snatching of Maduro to pressure Khamenei to hit the road before the American military makes the choice for him.

The Jerusalem Post reports that on Sunday, after the Maduro caper, the Farsi account of the State Department published a........

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