After the US invasion of Venezuela, a country rich in oil reserves, and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and taking them to the US, it has now become clear that the real purpose of the US intervention in Venezuela is not to prevent drug trafficking and establish democracy, but to gain control over Venezuela's oil reserves. US President Donald Trump's statement that he will now manage Venezuela himself, and that the US will decide on Venezuela's oil and the income derived from it, gave the impression that Trump will be the acting president of Venezuela. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statement is worth noting that the US does not need Venezuelan oil, but we do not want our opponents to benefit from this oil. It is clear from these statements by the US leadership that the real goal of the US action against Venezuela was to occupy and gain control over the oil reserves. The recent seizure of two Russian ships carrying oil from Venezuela is also clear evidence that the United States does not want Venezuelan oil to reach its adversaries.
It should be noted that Venezuela is the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, with oil reserves of 303 billion barrels, worth more than $2.2 trillion. According to OPEC data, Saudi Arabia is in second place after Venezuela (2.67 billion barrels) and Iran is in third place (2.8 billion barrels). Before the US attack, Venezuela was producing one million barrels of oil per day, of which China imported 800,000 barrels of oil, which is 85 percent of Venezuela’s oil exports, thus Venezuela’s annual income from oil was more than $18 billion.
After Venezuela, the direction of oil politics seems to be turning towards Iran, the third largest country in the world with oil reserves. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's meeting with the US President in Washington and Donald Trump's statement that "the Iranian people are looking to America for freedom" have intensified the ongoing protests in Iran and speculation is being made that the US could use the killing of protesters as an excuse to attack Iran at any time and fulfill its long-standing dream of regime change. If this happens, the US will not only bring its favorite Iranian government, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah, to Iran, but will also gain control over Iran's oil reserves. In this way, the US will take control of the oil reserves of Venezuela and Iran, the two largest oil reserves in the world.
Regime change in Iran will also prove to be a nightmare for Pakistan and the possible government of Reza Shah, the son of the Shah of Iran, will be pro-Israel and pro-India, which could prove to be a threat to Pakistan's security. Another strategy in oil politics is to tighten the noose around Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somaliland so that Saudi oil tankers passing through there can be blockaded at the right time and oil supplies to China can be disrupted.
It is an open fact that weakening China’s economy has been one of US President Donald Trump’s priorities since coming to power. After failing to weaken China economically through trade tariffs, the US now wants to sabotage China’s economic growth by gaining control over the world’s oil supply. According to my analysis, if the US succeeds in its nefarious ambitions, it will gain control over more than half of the world’s oil reserves and decide which countries to supply oil to and which countries to impose sanctions on. Since China’s development depends on oil, the impact of US control over oil supply lines on the region is no secret. The United States is dreaming of weakening China's economy and security without firing a shot or imposing war. In the current situation, world politics seems to be standing at a dangerous juncture where it is not uncommon for a powerful country to occupy a weak country and its resources.
This unbridled horse of power has put world peace in danger. The world is standing on the brink of an oil war today. In the past, it was said that the coming wars would be over water, but the current global situation is showing that future wars will be fought for the acquisition of oil and energy resources, which is certainly a moment of concern.
