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Venezuela's trajectory is dominated by a US-brokered 25-year oil agreement granting Washington majority control of reserves, while the country recovers from twin earthquakes that killed over 6,500. Interim President Rodriguez leads the deal's political defense, with Maduro in prison backing dialogue, and opposition talks advancing without Machado.
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Venezuela's contested trajectory after the US operation that removed Nicolás Maduro: the mandate of the interim administration, the reopening of the oil sector, the legality of the intervention, and the unresolved Essequibo claim against Guyana.
The economy is being reshaped by a US-Venezuela oil pact granting US majority control of 65 billion barrels of reserves, announced by Trump on August 28-30. Chevron and ONGC expand operations under US licenses, while Abu Dhabi's XRG enters offshore gas, signaling a foreign investment surge.
Politics center on the US oil deal, with Interim President Rodriguez hailing it as a sovereignty-defending pact, while the ruling party backs it and Democrats slam it as a 'private grab'. Transition talks proceed without Machado, and Maduro from prison welcomes the dialogue path, with agreements on judicial reform and frozen funds.
Security developments are mixed: Colombia captures a suspected Tren de Aragua gang leader amid deepening US ties, while a US ICE agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant is released from jail. A secret US jamming weapon reportedly aided a Venezuela operation, but no major domestic security crisis dominates.
Society remains in the recovery phase from twin earthquakes that killed over 6,500, with the death toll still rising and the number of missing unknown. Flooding in Caracas adds strain, while misinformation about earthquake aftermath spreads online.