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Of course, it's all a kabuki dance, because Trump has what he wants: crimped oil shipments. Did you see the soaring profits at big oil for Q2? That has always been the intended outcome.Cenk and Bassem Youssef had a wide ranging discussion last night. Part of it was about Trump's plans/hopes/ambitions toward Iran.
At the 31:20 mark, Youssef proposes that what Trump has been after all along, is disrupting oil and gas production in the Persian Gulf, to make the US the dominant supplier to the world.
Bassem Youssef Joins TYT! Netanyahu HUMILIATES Trump & Spikes Gaza DealYouTube: Bassem Youssef Joins TYT! Netanyahu HUMILIATES Trump & Spikes Gaza Deal (The Young Turks)Of course. That is what I have been saying all along. That is why Trump knocked over Venezuela first. That is why Trump is mad there isn't a huge scrum for Venezuelan oil leases now. The more Venezuelan oil that is produced and sold, the more money he can steal.
Aug 3, 2026 -
Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals
Nearly eight months after President Trump predicted U.S. companies would "rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil industry" to boost production, no new petroleum deals have been finalized there with American firms.axios.com - Energy department venezuela oil deals17d chess
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