Trump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat

A former top diplomat warns that flawed assumptions from Venezuela fueled a disastrous Iran policy, with Cuba potentially next. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Trump ‘reaping bitter fruit’ of thinking Iran intervention as easy as Venezuela, says former diplomat

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Former U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley has issued a stark critique of the Trump administration's foreign policy, arguing that President Donald Trump is now "reaping the bitter fruit" of a fundamental strategic error. Feeley contends that the President erroneously believed the 2019 operation targeting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro provided a viable blueprint for regime change in Iran, leading directly to the catastrophic military escalation this past February. That conflict has since unleashed widespread destruction across the Middle East and delivered a severe shock to the global economy. According to Feeley, a former Marine helicopter pilot and a respected Latin America specialist within the State Department, the critical misstep was one of perception. The administration was "flush with the victory from Venezuela," he said, referencing the operation that saw U.S.-backed forces briefly detain Maduro. This success, however limited, appears to have created a dangerous sense of geopolitical simplicity in the White House. The vastly different political, military, and cultural landscapes of Iran were, in this view, fatally underestimated. The February offensive against Iran, which involved a series of airstrikes targeting command centers and Revolutionary Guard facilities, was met with immediate and ferocious retaliation. Iranian forces launched missile barrages against U.S. bases in Iraq and targeted commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies. The rapid escalation shattered any illusion of a quick, Venezuela-style resolution and instead ignited the most significant direct military confrontation between the two nations in decades. The repercussions have extended far beyond the battlefield. The conflict triggered a panic in international energy markets, sending oil prices soaring and exacerbating inflationary pressures worldwide. The resulting "hammer blow to the global economy," as Feeley described it, has stifled growth and complicated recovery efforts from earlier financial crises. Within the Middle East, the power vacuum and instability have empowered militant proxies and created new humanitarian disasters,...

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