Nicolas Maduro

A Venezuela-style regime change in Iran misreads its power structure and risks sparking a prolonged, destabilising regional war, argues Kayhan Valadbaygi.

Kayhan Valadbaygi
03 March, 2026
12-04-2025. Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port.
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Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port
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Oil tankers are seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port. The Trump administration seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, which was on the Treasury Department's sanctions list and was sailing under the Guyanese flag.
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At the opening session of the National Assemblyâs new legislative term, Delcy Rodriguez is sworn in as acting president of Venezuela, pledging loyalty âto Maduro and to Chavez❠in Caracas on January 5, 2026.
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At the opening session of the National Assemblyâs new legislative term, Delcy Rodriguez (2nd L) is sworn in as acting president of Venezuela
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Members of the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE) near the entrance of a facility used for both regular and political prisoners in Caracas on January 8, 2026
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 U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The South American country sent 113 metric tons of the precious metal to Switzerland from 2013 - when Maduro took office - to 2016 [Getty]
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People hold a Venezuelan flag with a picture of opposition leader, Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado as they react to the news of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
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