Maduro and his regime pose threats to stability in the Western Hemisphere and to the United States directly by harboring Iranians who conduct terrorist activities across the hemisphere, and the US intervention is justified under international law because it acts at the request of the legitimate government—the people who actually won the Venezuelan election.

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Speaker

John Bolton

Evidence Quote

threats that Maduro and his regime pose...harboring Iranians...we are acting at the request of what is the legitimate government...well within any reasonable person's understanding of what international law requires

Source

Venezuela after Trump’s strike: John Bolton vs John MearsheimerSwitzerland with Tom Switzer
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:01:05 PM

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