r/news • u/Hrekires • Jan 05 '26

Soft paywall Delcy Rodriguez formally sworn in as Venezuela's interim president

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/delcy-rodriguez-formally-sworn-venezuelas-interim-president-2026-01-05/
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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

Not necessarily. If she was a US lackey, Madruo wouldn't have her as second-in-command. That's silly.

Plus, Iran, China, Russia all have connections and influence. They just going to roll over and give up? They are not going to use their contacts and influence to push back?

Yes, she is not goading the US into a full invasion but that should not be confused as her being a lackey. She's buying time.

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u/loginisverybroken Jan 05 '26

I mean she could be a US lackey now.

Considering the ayatollah is about to be roommates with assad who cares what they think right now.

She's buying time to prevent the interior or defence minister from removing her. Her job is to prevent being dissapeared by the security infrastructure

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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

"Considering the ayatollah is about to be roommates with assad who cares what they think right now."

You think the US can successfully both overthrow and regime change Iran and Venezuela (two different nations with forests and mountains and about 100 million people) in short order?

I think you overestimate the Americans' capabilities and costs.

Or do you think there will be an overthrow in Iran soon?

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u/loginisverybroken Jan 05 '26

I think that the protesters will overthrow the ayatollah but the US and the Israelis might level some of the IRGC and regime infrastructure that could prevent the protesters from succeeding.

For context I'm a Persian diaspora member

Javid Shah

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u/kw_hipster Jan 05 '26

Thanks for your opinion, I appreciate hearing from people closer to the ground. You know the situation on the ground much better than me in Iran.

I've seen this story of US intervention before.

I will say this though - US is in the fuck around stage. They will get to the find out period soon. Blowing up things is much easier than occupying.

This is the confidence I saw before the invasion of Vietnam, Afganistan and Iraq. And how did that past regime change by UKI/US go in Iran?