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Russian FM says US regime change plans in Iran and Venezuela were about oil

Published March 31, 2026
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that US plans to unfurl regime change in Iran and Venezuela were aimed at gaining more control over oil and gas resources, AFP reports.

Lavrov said the United States and Israel did not want normalisation between Iran and its neighbours, and cautioned that the war in the Middle East could spiral into a wider conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to the media on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, 2022. — Reuters /File
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks to the media on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 13, 2022. — Reuters /File
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