U.S.-Venezuela relations
US secures majority stake in 65billion barrels of Venezuelan oil in “biggest oil deal in world history”
The US will purportedly more than double US reserves and help lower domestic fuel prices at no cost to American taxpayers.
US Special Forces captures Nicolás Maduro
Nicolás Maduro was captured on Jan 3, 2026, in a US military operation in Venezuela and transported to New York to face "narco-terrorism" and weapons charges.