--- title: "It’s Official: Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela" description: "What happens when America's Secretary of State effectively runs another country? Explore Marco Rubio’s unprecedented influence in Venezuela, political power struggles, delayed democracy, oil politics, and Washington’s controversial strategy. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/la-exparlamentaria-dinorah-figuera-regresa-a-venezuela-impulsada-por-ee-uu-para-negociar-una-autoridad-electoral-creible-con-el-gobierno-interino-3565347 https://panampost.com/efe-panampost/2026/06/03/marco-rubio-pide-que-haya-una-nueva-comision-electoral-en-venezuela-lo-antes-posible/ https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/how-machados-return-to-venezuela-got-derailed-after-u-s-resistance-dc5ef755?mod=Searchresults&pos=6&page=1 https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/u-s-backed-venezuelan-government-blocks-opposition-leaders-flight-home-1322598d?mod=Searchresults&pos=8&page=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://www.semana.com/mundo/articulo/dinorah-figuera-diputada-opositora-exiliada-en-espana-regresa-a-venezuela-invitada-por-estados-unidos/202647/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/17/feels-like-an-illusion-how-trump-seizing-maduro-has-changed-little-in-venezuela https://www.forbes.com/sites/guneyyildiz/2026/01/03/maduro-venezuela-the-us-and-the-oil-shock-china-cant-price-in/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-oil-exports-rise-sharply-180732130.html https://www.jpost.com/international/article-902269 https://www.csis.org/analysis/venezuelans-welcome-us-intervention-hope-rapid-democratic-transition-post-maduro https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2026-04-29/poll-venezuela-trump-delcy-rodriguez https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4473683/rubio-machado-trump-popular-venezuelans-poll/" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-4tiwwxochnq.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-4tiwwxochnq/ datePublished: 2026-07-17T17:30:11.000Z dateModified: 2026-07-17T17:30:11.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 741 --- What happens when America's Secretary of State effectively runs another country? Explore Marco Rubio’s unprecedented influence in Venezuela, political power struggles, delayed democracy, oil politics, and Washington’s controversial strategy. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/la-exparlamentaria-dinorah-figuera-regresa-a-venezuela-impulsada-por-ee-uu-para-negociar-una-autoridad-electoral-creible-con-el-gobierno-interino-3565347 https://panampost.com/efe-panampost/2026/06/03/marco-rubio-pide-que-haya-una-nueva-comision-electoral-en-venezuela-lo-antes-posible/ https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/how-machados-return-to-venezuela-got-derailed-after-u-s-resistance-dc5ef755?mod=Searchresults&pos=6&page=1 https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/u-s-backed-venezuelan-government-blocks-opposition-leaders-flight-home-1322598d?mod=Searchresults&pos=8&page=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html https://www.semana.com/mundo/articulo/dinorah-figuera-diputada-opositora-exiliada-en-espana-regresa-a-venezuela-invitada-por-estados-unidos/202647/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/17/feels-like-an-illusion-how-trump-seizing-maduro-has-changed-little-in-venezuela https://www.forbes.com/sites/guneyyildiz/2026/01/03/maduro-venezuela-the-us-and-the-oil-shock-china-cant-price-in/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-oil-exports-rise-sharply-180732130.html https://www.jpost.com/international/article-902269 https://www.csis.org/analysis/venezuelans-welcome-us-intervention-hope-rapid-democratic-transition-post-maduro https://www.wlrn.org/americas/2026-04-29/poll-venezuela-trump-delcy-rodriguez https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4473683/rubio-machado-trump-popular-venezuelans-poll/ --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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