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Russia’s Lavrov says regime change plans in Iran and Venezuela were about oil

By Thomson Reuters Mar 31, 2026 | 4:50 AM

MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister ​Sergei Lavrov ‌said on Tuesday that U.S. plans to unfurl ‌regime ​change ⁠in Iran ⁠and Venezuela were aimed at gaining more control ​over oil and gas ⁠resources.

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.

(Reporting by ⁠Vladimir Soldatkin, writing by Anna Peverieri; editing by Guy ​Faulconbridge)