Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
Once again Donald Trump has stepped up US aggression against Venezuela with sanctions, this time aimed at harming the economy.
The latest sanctions prohibit Venezuela from buying or selling assets in the US financial system and prevent Venezuela’s US-based fuel company from sending profits back to Venezuela.
This will result in restricted access to financing, with the inevitable effect of reducing imports and exacerbating existing shortages and hardship.
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
The global left must be unwavering in it is support for Venezuela as Washington increases its aggression, and clear-eyed about the West’s cynical motives for targeting it, says CLAUDIA WEBBE



