Iran Is Next (Venezuela Was Never About Oil)

US Captures Maduro in Venezuela, Shifts Geopolitical Chessboard00:00

The United States moved into Venezuela and captured Nicolás Maduro, removing him from power almost overnight. This changed the geopolitical chess game completely and happened very fast, catching many off guard. Common explanation: getting rid of Maduro and grabbing Venezuela's oil for American oil companies and Trump's billionaire buddies. Venezuela holds roughly 300 billion barrels of oil reserves, the biggest in the world. At $57 a barrel, total value roughly $17 trillion. Even wholesale at 50% off, worth close to $9 trillion—more than the GDP of every country on Earth except US and China, roughly four times Japan's economy. Oil still powers the world, but oil has very little to do with this. If about oil, operation would have happened years ago when production was higher and infrastructure less damaged. Oil story is easiest to explain, but real reason is how global power works today. Video explains why Venezuela was important to US, why China, Russia, and Iran matter. Iran in big trouble; people taking over cities. If they start killing people like in the past, US will get involved, hitting them very hard where it hurts—not boots on the ground.

So, Iran's in big trouble. It looks to me that the people are taking over certain cities that nobody thought were really possible just a few weeks ago. Uh, we're watching the situation very carefully. I've made the statement very strongly that if they start killing people like they have in the past, we will get involved. will be hitting them very hard where it hurts. And that doesn't mean boots on the ground, but it means hitting them very, very hard where it hurts.