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How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
NYT World Tuesday 01 September 2026, 01:56 UTC By Edward Wong, Rebecca F. Elliott and Anatoly Kurmanaev 1 min read
Key Points

President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”

President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”
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