US's onslaught on Venezuela targets its large oil resources

Protesters demonstrate in support of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at the Cinelandia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 5, 2026. [AFP]

Geopolitical news from the past few months, and especially the beginning of this year, point to the fact that the United States has ramped up its efforts to rid the world of any socialist or communist influence in countries it considers an asset to its capitalist agenda.