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

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Kenyan Foreign Minister Mudavadi meet in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi in Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2026. Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS
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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.

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