{"id":25926,"date":"2026-01-12T12:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=25926"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:38:23","slug":"after-maduros-ouster-tough-new-truths-about-us-foreign-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=25926","title":{"rendered":"After Maduro\u2019s ouster, tough new truths about US foreign policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Venezuela-Maduro-.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Maduro regime was always likely to end abruptly. 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