Trump 'only interested' in Venezuela's oil: analyst

'Invoking the term “Monroe Doctrine” by the current regime has a certain element of populist appeal among the isolationist-leaning electorate'

TEHRAN – Yuram Abdullah Weiler, an engineer-turned political analyst, argues that U.S. President Donald Trump’s intense pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stems from a desire to dominate the country and secure access to its vast oil reserves, which surpass those of Saudi Arabia.