{"id":62304,"date":"2026-05-10T09:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=62304"},"modified":"2026-05-10T09:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:58:58","slug":"thief-in-chief-donald-j-trump-just-loves-stealing-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=62304","title":{"rendered":"<h1>Thief-in-Chief Donald J. Trump just loves stealing oil<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>VENEZUELA<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63272\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.58.21-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.58.21-AM.png 582w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.58.21-AM-300x120.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-venezuela-oil.html\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/03\/us\/politics\/trump-venezuela-oil.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/25\/trump-says-us-has-received-80m-barrels-of-venezuelan-oil-3rd-tanker-seized\">https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/25\/trump-says-us-has-received-80m-barrels-of-venezuelan-oil-3rd-tanker-seized<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/03\/g-s1-104346\/trump-venezuela-maduro-press-conference\">https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/03\/g-s1-104346\/trump-venezuela-maduro-press-conference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7PEgvBi35vs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7PEgvBi35vs<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>IRAN<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62308\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-05-01-at-7.44.48-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-05-01-at-7.44.48-AM.png 659w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-05-01-at-7.44.48-AM-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/trumps-threats-steal-irans-oil-continue-long-history-us-pillage\">https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/opinion\/trumps-threats-steal-irans-oil-continue-long-history-us-pillage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/trump-says-he-would-take-the-oil-in-iran-but-the-american-public-wants-an-end-to-war-00860088\">https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/04\/06\/trump-says-he-would-take-the-oil-in-iran-but-the-american-public-wants-an-end-to-war-00860088<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fathomjournal.org\/e6d09089smm\/b54122af-t2Aq7UpmmFU.html\">https:\/\/fathomjournal.org\/e6d09089smm\/b54122af-t2Aq7UpmmFU.html<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>IRAQ<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63269\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.56.52-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.56.52-AM.png 576w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-10-at-9.56.52-AM-300x246.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/sep\/21\/donald-trump-iraq-war-oil-strategy-seizure-isis\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/sep\/21\/donald-trump-iraq-war-oil-strategy-seizure-isis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2015\/07\/donald-trump-foreign-policy-middle-east-oil\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2015\/07\/donald-trump-foreign-policy-middle-east-oil\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/trumps-take-the-oil-madness\/\">https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/trumps-take-the-oil-madness\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr 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