📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Rodríguez Welcomes US Recognition, Trade Agreements
The US government has formally recognized Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s “sole” and legitimate authority, according to a Justice Department statement submitted to a federal court. The move comes days after United States and Venezuela restored diplomatic relations and began steps to reopen embassies and consulates.
The recognition could affect control over Venezuelan assets held abroad, including the US-based refiner CITGO, which has been frozen or managed by the US-backed opposition since 2019. US authorities have not clarified whether Caracas will regain access to these assets.
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📰 NEWS | Rodríguez Hails ‘Long-Term’ US Energy Ties as Trump Official Vows to ‘Set Venezuela Free’
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright met Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Wednesday, marking the highest-level US visit to Miraflores Palace in more than 25 years.
Rodríguez outlined plans for a “long-term productive alliance” focused on oil, natural gas, electricity and mineral projects. Wright said the Trump administration has issued sanctions waivers for US companies to resume oil operations and export inputs to Venezuela.
The new licenses require payments to US Treasury-designated accounts and prohibit transactions with firms from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The visit comes weeks after US forces bombed Caracas and detained President Nicolás Maduro on January 3.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela’s Rodríguez Signs Chevron Deals Awarding New Oil Drilling Areas, Increased Stakes
Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez signed new agreements with US oil company Chevron to expand operations in the Orinoco Oil Belt. The contracts grant access to the Ayacucho 8 bloc and increase Chevron’s stake in Petroindependencia to 49%, while the company will relinquish its participation in the Loran gas field.
The deals were enabled by Venezuela’s recent Hydrocarbon Law reform, which allows greater private sector control, reduces royalties and taxes, and permits international arbitration in disputes.
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📑🖊 OPINION | Venezuela in the Empire’s Crosshairs: Extra-Judicial Killings, Flawed Narratives and Regime Change
VA staff member Ricardo Vaz analyzes the recent US military buildup on Venezuela's doorstep, from the extrajudicial lethal strikes on boats to the Trump administration's foreign policy goals.
The piece also takes stock of the "narcoterrorism" narrative pushed by the White House which is completely contradicted by narcotics reports from UN agencies and even the US' own DEA.
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📰 NEWS | Former Florida Congressman Convicted Over Undisclosed Venezuela Lobbying
Former Florida Congressman David Rivera was convicted in Miami on charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and tax evasion tied to lobbying efforts on behalf of the Venezuelan government. According to prosecutors, Rivera secured a $50 million contract to lobby senior US officials during the first Trump administration in an effort to improve relations with Caracas and ease sanctions.
The six-week trial featured testimony from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said he did not know Rivera had allegedly been hired to lobby for Venezuela in 2017.
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📰 NEWS | Trump Hints at Possible Strikes Inside Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions, Maduro Calls for Deescalation
US President Donald Trump hinted at possible military strikes inside Venezuela, while denying any intention of regime change.
In response, President Nicolás Maduro rejected US drug trafficking claims and called for deescalation. Venezuela has mobilized its armed forces and urged citizens to join the Bolivarian Militia amid rising tensions.
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🆕 NEWS | US to Seize Presidential Jet as Caracas Rejects ‘Enemy of Humanity’ Label
🇻🇪🇺🇸 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to announce the seizure of a second Venezuelan presidential jet, a Dassault Falcon 200 located in the Dominican Republic. The move follows the 2023 confiscation of a Dassault Falcon 900EX used by Nicolás Maduro.
In parallel, the US has revoked Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 600,000 Venezuelans, putting them at risk of deportation. The decision comes as part of Trump's rollback of Biden-era migration policies.
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US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revoked the TPS extension for Venezuelans, affecting over 600,000 people.
The Trump administration’s decision reverses an 18-month extension granted by Biden and aligns with its pledge for mass deportations. Florida lawmakers close to Trump opposed the measure, citing safety concerns for returning Venezuelans. Meanwhile, Maduro stated that Venezuela would welcome back its citizens.
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📰 NEWS | US Kills Three in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean; Venezuela Denounces ‘False Flag’ DEA Operation
The US military killed three men in a strike on a Venezuelan vessel, alleging it carried drugs but providing no proof. President Maduro called the attack a provocation to trigger a “major war.”
Separately, Venezuela’s GNB intercepted a speedboat with 3.6 tons of cocaine from Colombia, detaining four people, including an alleged DEA agent. Authorities denounced the operation as a US “false flag” designed to frame Venezuela as a drug source.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: Deportation Flights Bring Back Women and Children, Guantánamo Detainees
A Conviasa flight carrying 242 Venezuelan deportees from Mexico landed in Caracas on Monday. Unlike previous flights, this group included women and children. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello stated that repatriation efforts continue under the "Return to the Homeland Plan."
The Maduro government also condemned the transfer of Venezuelan detainees to Guantánamo Bay, labeling it “unjust.” The February 20 repatriation flight cleared all Venezuelan nationals from the US military facility. Rights groups have challenged the White House’s move over human rights violations.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela: US Charges Former Minister Saab with Money Laundering, Launches New Maduro Probe
Former Venezuelan Industry Minister Alex Saab appeared before a federal court in Miami on Monday and was formally charged with money laundering offenses tied to alleged misappropriation of funds from Venezuelan government contracts, including the CLAP subsidized food program.
The prosecution follows Saab’s handover to US authorities from Caracas last weekend. US officials also accused him of using shell companies, fraudulent invoices, and fabricated documents to conceal financial transactions.
At the same time, reports indicate that US federal prosecutors in Florida have opened a new criminal investigation against Nicolás Maduro, while Venezuelan officials have publicly distanced themselves from Saab and defended his handover as a measure taken in the country’s “national interests.”
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🗒️🗣️ INTERVIEW | Carlos Mendoza Potellá: ‘The Hydrocarbon Law Reform Is a Surrender of Venezuelan Sovereignty’
Venezuelan economist Carlos Mendoza Potellá has sharply criticized the recent reform of the Hydrocarbon Law, describing it as a structural shift in the country’s oil governance.
According to Mendoza Potellá, the reform “meets the maximum demands that the Venezuelan right and the oil conglomerates have been making for at least the last 25 years,” while reintroducing concessions and expanding corporate control over production and costs.
He argues that key mechanisms of sovereignty are being weakened, including oversight institutions and the role of national courts: “The return of international arbitration is also a brutal setback (…) disputes are not settled in Venezuelan courts.”
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