Military strike in Venezuela proves US can ‘walk and chew gum at the same time’

Iran Program Senior Director Behnam Ben Taleblu discusses the US launching a strike on Venezuela, killing the head of a local crime organisation.

“The US is still very much interested in the Western hemisphere and in Venezuela in particular,” Mr Ben Taleblu told Sky News Australia.

“Just because there’s been musical chairs at the top there does not mean at all that the US gets to push away from the table.

“You’re seeing the Trump administration right now continue to enforce drug smuggling and drug-related red lines.

“Much more closer to home, the US is proving that it’s capable of walking and chewing gum at the same time.”