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Explaining Trump’s Claim That Venezuela ‘Stole’ U.S. Oil

President Donald Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because "years ago" Venezuela "took our oil away from us" and "stole our assets." That’s an oversimplification of what happened when Venezuela assumed greater control of its energy sector.

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La guerre menée par les États-Unis et Israël contre l'Iran a déjà des conséquences désastreuses pour les populations du monde entier, alors que la crise énergétique et des chaînes d'approvisionnement qui se profile commence à se faire sentir – qui est le plus vulnérable et qui pourrait en réalité s'en sortir gagnant ?

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