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Trump says the U.S. has taken control of Venezuela after new oil agreements

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Donald Trump said the United States had taken control of Venezuela after his administration announced an agreement giving it rights and a majority stake linked to 17 Venezuelan oil fields.
  • Trump connected the claim to U.S. military operations in Iran, saying American strikes had reduced activity and that the United States controlled the Strait of Hormuz.
  • His remarks followed Washington's capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the installation of Delcy Rodríguez as interim leader, according to the report.

Donald Trump says the United States has effectively taken control of Venezuela, days after his administration announced an agreement covering a majority stake and governance rights tied to more than 65 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.

What we have done is astounding, we took Venezuela and essentially we took Iran.

· Donald TrumpTrump described U.S. control over Venezuela and Iran.

“What we have done is astounding, we took Venezuela and essentially we took Iran,” Trump said. His remarks came amid a rapprochement between Washington and Caracas after the U.S. government captured Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, according to the report, and Delcy Rodríguez assumed interim leadership under a new relationship with the White House.

Washington's policy toward Caracas has since focused on opening Venezuela's energy sector. On Aug. 31, the Trump administration announced an agreement that the White House said gives the United States governance rights, an economic stake and preferential access to crude from 17 oil fields holding about 65 billion barrels of reserves. The administration presented the deal as part of a strategy for stabilization, reconstruction and an eventual democratic transition.

We eliminated it once, now we eliminated it twice. Now we don’t notice any activity.

· Donald TrumpTrump referred to the reported reduction in Iranian activity after U.S. attacks.

Trump also linked his claim about Venezuela to the military situation in Iran. He said the United States had gained broad control there and defended its operations. “We eliminated it once, now we eliminated it twice. Now we don’t notice any activity,” he said, referring to what he described as reduced Iranian activity after U.S. attacks on radar installations. “I think they’re tired of having it blown up,” he added.

I think they’re tired of having it blown up.

· Donald TrumpTrump attributed the reduced Iranian response to U.S. attacks.

The president also addressed the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for global oil shipments. He said crude traffic continued and denied that mines remained in the area. “There are no mines at all, we have no mines. Do you know why? We eliminated all the mines,” Trump said, praising U.S. teams involved in clearing the waterway.

There are no mines at all, we have no mines. Do you know why? We eliminated all the mines.

· Donald TrumpTrump discussed mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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