Tag: Oil Politics
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The Ouster of Mohammad Mosaddegh: Oil, Power, and the 1953 Coup (An Eye opener for Pakistani)
By Major (R) Haroon Rasheed, a Defense and Strategic Analyst specializing in South Asian military dynamics, deterrence strategy, and defense modernization, and a member of the Research and Evaluation Cell for Advancing Basic Amenities and Development. The overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh in August 1953 remains one of the most consequential covert interventions of the Cold…
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US Threat to Venezuela Raises Global Oil & Security Alarm
Key Highlights Trump threatens military action against Venezuela, citing alleged narco-trafficking Critics and Venezuelan leadership accuse US of eyeing the world’s largest oil reserves Venezuela holds ~303 billion barrels — more than many major oil producers Regional and international tensions escalate; global energy markets worry CARACAS — December 3, 2025: The international community is on…