Trump administration lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s interim leader
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“Trump administration lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s interim leader”
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“The US has lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s interim president, in a significant shift following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro”
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— On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike in Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operatio…
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— Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-p…
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— The United States has had considerable involvement in the Venezuelan petroleum industry, beginning in the 1920s near the discovery of oil in the country and continuing beyond the nationalization of oi…
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“Rodriguez's name was deleted from the 'Specially Designated Nationals List'”
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— Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez (born 18 May 1969) is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who has served as the acting president of Venezuela since 2026, after the United States captured then-p…
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— Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has been the de jure president of Venezuela since 2013. On 3 January 2026, US forces captured Maduro…
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— The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, also known as the SDN List, is a United States government sanctions/embargo measure targeting U.S.-designated terrorists, officials and ben…
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“The US Embassy in Caracas resumed operations after being closed for seven years”
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— The Embassy of the United States in Caracas is located at Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urb. Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas, normally represents the US in United States–Venezuela relations.
The US has…
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— The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, including 272 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in…
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— The siege of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela was a blockade of the Argentine Embassy and ambassador's residence in Caracas. Movement into and out of the compound was restricted between July 30 to S…
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“The operation killed around 100 people in Venezuela”
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“Rodriguez served as Maduro's deputy and was sanctioned by Washington for being a key official in his government”
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“Rodriguez fired Lopez in mid-March”
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“Cabello, who remains in office, is seen as one of her key backers”
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“The reopening came after the US military operation that seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from Caracas on January 3”
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