Washington’s military operation in Venezuela shows that the US has not come to terms with a multipolar world. Acting on the basis of the Monroe Doctrine (adopted in 1823 by US President James Monroe, which declared North and South America to be within the vital interests of the United States and warned European countries not to interfere in the affairs of the continents), Washington decided to subdue Venezuela. Using the same principle, the US overthrew leftist President Salvador Allende in Chile in 1973 through local military forces. Like Allende, Nicolás Maduro was challenging the United States, and both met a similar fate.

Axar.az reports that these remarks were made by political analyst Elkhan Shahinoglu.

He said that two types of reactions have emerged to the US military operation in Venezuela and the arrest of Maduro:

Those saying “we condemn what happened” are states concerned about the US military action. Those saying “we are closely monitoring developments” are US partners and countries cautious of Washington. In any case, no state—including Russia and China—will confront Donald Trump over Venezuela or its now former leader, Maduro.

The political analyst also recalled that Trump had previously threatened the Iranian regime, warning that if it opened fire violently on peaceful protesters, the US would come to the protesters’ aid:

“Events in Venezuela show that Trump is trying to do what he says. However, any US intervention in Iran would work against those seeking change in the country and in favor of conservatives, who would divert attention from internal problems and call society to unite against a common enemy.”