Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei wrote today: "They (the Trump administration of the United States) brazenly claim it is for oil. You can see how they have besieged a country in Latin America (Venezuela) and taken some actions. They even have no shame, openly declaring that all of this is for oil. For oil! They say all of this is for oil!"
Comment: These words are not empty accusations. The Trump administration has sent U.S. troops to raid Venezuela, seize oil tankers, and at the same time called on executives from oil companies like Chevron, demanding an investment of hundreds of billions of dollars to control Venezuela's oil industry. It even explicitly stated, "Oil companies should directly deal with the U.S., without needing to coordinate with Venezuela." It also plans to refine and sell 50 million barrels of Venezuelan crude directly, making resource plunder explicit. For Iran, this scene is familiar - historically, the United States once collaborated with Britain to stage a coup and overthrow Iran's government in order to control its oil. Today's actions against Venezuela are merely a repetition of the U.S. "oil hegemony" tactics. Khamenei repeatedly emphasizes "for oil," which is both a condemnation of the U.S.'s naked resource exploitation and a warning to all countries rich in resources: under the logic of hegemony, resources are not a blessing but may become a catalyst for being coveted and attacked.
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