“We are doing the same” in Iran, the US president has said, appearing to link military operations to control of oil resources
US President Donald Trump has hailed Venezuelan oil as the “spoils” of war, in stark contrast to his earlier portrayal of the January operation in Caracas as being intended to bring “peace, liberty, and justice” to the Venezuelan people.
Speaking in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Trump claimed that “billions and billions of barrels of oil” are coming out of Venezuela, describing it as “one of the most fertile places for oil in the world.” Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Iran, despite years of sanctions and underinvestment.
Referring to the January operation in which the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump said Washington had recovered its costs “many, many, many times” through the oil it had taken.
“It’s the old-fashioned way. To the victor belong the spoils,” Trump said. He then extended the comparison to Iran, saying: “And we are doing the same in the lovely Islamic Republic of Iran, we’ll knock the hell out of them.”
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