In Congo Rwanda, Central African, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Bangladesh, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The US recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president only hour after the president nominated president and urged South American and European states to do the same.. ..…

Around the same time as Guaidó unsuccessfully rose up against Maduro, the White House shifted its focus toward Iran, another oil-rich nation hit by U.S. sanctions since the administration abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal still supported by Russia, China and even U.S. allies in Europe. . ..…