Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal

In the United States and Venezuela on 30 August 2026, attention centred on a US-Venezuela oil deal. Delcy Rodríguez rejected criticism of the agreement with Trump and insisted that Venezuela retains sovereignty over its oil. Trump laid out a plan for the oil obtained from Venezuela, and Democrats criticised the deal, which Fox News described as a 'generational' one.

Die Zeit asked whether the deal could be a success for Trump before the midterm elections. Separately, Maduro published his first images from a jail in New York, saying he and his supporters remain strong.