-backed Bay of Pigs invasion fails to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro but Washington continues to launch attempts to assassinate Castro and dislodge his government for decades. . 1964: Leftist President Joao Goulart of Brazil is overthrown in a U.S...…
Until recently, a few different companies refined Venezuelan heavy crude in their refineries along the US gulf coast. After Washington tightened sanctions, most of those companies either halted refining Venezuelan oil or moved their refining operations outside the United States. ..…
Venezuela has by far the largest known hydrocarbon reserves which is two days of shipping time away from Texas oil refineries, versus Arabian Gulf from higher shipping costs, plus the risk of having to sail through Iran-controlled Gulf of Hormuz.. Washington cannot tolerate any..…
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