Venezuela has significant oil reserves that the US seeks to control.

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That's correct. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves—roughly 303 billion barrels, exceeding Saudi Arabia (298 billion). But decades of mismanagement, corruption, U.S. sanctions, and underinvestment have crippled production. Venezuela produced 3.5 million barrels/day in the 1990s; now it produces under 1 million/day. Trump's blockade aims to cut off oil revenue funding Maduro's government. Critics say this punishes Venezuelan civilians (oil revenue funds food/medicine imports) while serving U.S. geopolitical goals. Four UN experts called it "illegal armed aggression."

Venezuela has significant oil reserves that the US seeks to control.

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