How Trump & Co sold the attack on Venezuela

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In January 2026, The Listening Post reported on the alleged U.S. involvement in Venezuela. According to the report, the U.S. government, with the assistance of mainstream media, manufactured consent for military intervention, culminating in the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro was reportedly taken to a prison in New York City. The report claims the Trump administration shifted its narrative from combating a "narco-state" to seizing control of Venezuela's oil reserves. The report also briefly touches on protests in Iran and an interview with Jose Luis Granados Ceja about deciphering news from Venezuela.

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Key claims

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Iran is in the grip of nationwide protests, triggered in large part by the country’s struggling economy.

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American forces abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and flew him to a prison in New York City.

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Trump administration is shifting the narrative away from the stated objective of striking a “narco-state” to the US taking control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.

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Israel and the US bombed Iran last year and now authorities in Tehran are accusing them of stoking the unrest.

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Washington – with the help of much of the US mainstream media – manufacturing consent for a military intervention in Venezuela

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Full report

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The Listening PostAfter months of Washington – with the help of much of the US mainstream media – manufacturing consent for a military intervention in Venezuela, last week American forces abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and flew him to a prison in New York City. Now, the Trump administration is shifting the narrative away from the stated objective of striking a “narco-state” to the US taking control of Venezuela’s massive oil reserves.Contributors: Alejandro Velasco – Associate Professor, NYU Alexander Main – Director of International Policy, CEPR JM MonteBlack – Venezuelan-American journalist Luis Valdez Jimenez – Lawyer and Venezuelan- American activistOn our radarOnce again, Iran is in the grip of nationwide protests, triggered in large part by the country’s struggling economy. What makes this moment volatile is the geopolitical context: both Israel and the US bombed Iran last year and now authorities in Tehran are accusing them of stoking the unrest. On the ground, the response from Iran’s security forces has turned violent but the details remain difficult to verify. Meenakshi Ravi reports.An interview with Jose Luis Granados CejaA conversation with Jose Luis Granados Ceja, the Latin American contributor of Drop Site News on how to decipher the news coming out of Venezuela.Featuring:Jose Luis Granados Ceja – Latin America contributor, Drop Site NewsPublished On 10 Jan 2026

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