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The "Grace 1" incident
*Supporting a socialist as an alternative to Marxist dictator [[Nicholas Maduro]] of Venezuela.<ref>Martel, Frances (September 12, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/09/12/martel-in-venezuela-john-bolton-bet-on-socialists-and-lost/ Martel: In Venezuela, John Bolton Bet on Socialists and Lost]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 12, 2019.</ref>
*Supporting a socialist as an alternative to Marxist dictator [[Nicholas Maduro]] of Venezuela.<ref>Martel, Frances (September 12, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2019/09/12/martel-in-venezuela-john-bolton-bet-on-socialists-and-lost/ Martel: In Venezuela, John Bolton Bet on Socialists and Lost]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 12, 2019.</ref>
===The "Grace 1" incident===
According to Gareth Porter of ''The American Conservative'', in May 2019 Bolton may have abused his power by using his position to unilaterally pressure Panama's National Security Council into withdrawing Panamanian flag status for the Iranian cargo ship ''Grace 1'' while it was in the middle of a voyage, thus making unavoidable the ships confrontation with and subsequent (and illegal) seizure by the British navy in the Strait of Gibraltar, which is international waters.<ref>https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/did-john-bolton-light-the-fuse-of-the-uk-iranian-tanker-crisis/</ref> This incident was likely an effort to provoke a war between Iran and the United Kingdom, which in turn would be used as justification for American military intervention.
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