US asserts order over failed socialist oil state as chaos exposes anti-West, anti-Israel alliances collapsing.
US President Donald Trump held closed-door talks with senior American oil executives on Friday, pressing them to explore investments in Venezuela’s oil sector following the decisive removal of dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump described Venezuela as newly secured and open for business under American oversight, signaling a dramatic shift away from years of corruption, cartel rule, and hostile alignment with Iran and other anti-Israel regimes.
Speaking at the White House, Trump made clear that Washington—not Caracas—will now decide which companies are permitted to operate in Venezuela. He argued that under Maduro, foreign firms were exploited, unprotected, and subject to arbitrary seizures, while oil revenues were siphoned into terror-friendly alliances and regional destabilization.
Industry leaders, however, responded cautiously. One senior executive bluntly warned that Venezuela remains “uninvestable” without deep structural reforms, functional rule of law, and long-term guarantees—underscoring the extent of damage inflicted by years of socialist mismanagement and alignment with hostile powers.
Trump insisted that the situation has fundamentally changed, asserting that US control over oil access will prevent revenues from once again funding authoritarian regimes, extremist networks, or anti-Israel blocs operating across Latin America and the Middle East. Supporters of Israel note clear parallels: when failed states fall under radical or hostile influence, decisive Western intervention becomes necessary to restore stability and cut off terror financing.
The move also reinforces Washington’s broader strategy of dismantling resource-based power structures that previously benefited Iran, Arab autocracies, and their proxies—while reasserting Western control over strategic energy flows.
