US Condemns Iran-Venezuela Ties, Praises Arms Deals with Dictators
While Al-Monitor highlights Iran's 'support' for Venezuela after US 'strikes targeting drug smugglers'—a rather clinical descriptor for military action in another nation's vicinity—the contextual vacuum is deafening. The US has maintained brutal sanctions against Venezuela, crippling its economy and contributing to humanitarian crises, long before any 'drug smuggler' strikes. This isn't about
rogue regimes; it's about Washington's long-standing policy of isolating and destabilizing any nation that dares to chart an independent course, especially when oil reserves are involved. One might wonder if the US also expects silence from nations it targets. The irony, of course, is that the very same US government decrying Iran's relationships routinely sells advanced weaponry to authoritarian
states globally, maintains military bases without invitation, and selectively applies accusations of human rights abuses. So, when Iran and Venezuela—both under immense US pressure—find common ground, is it really a surprise, or simply a predictable consequence of unilateral global policing?