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- Notably, the country sits on the world's largest proven oil reserves, about 303 billion barrels, roughly 17% of the global total.
- "They have already said it: to take all of the petroleum of Venezuela, the gold, the rare earths, the richness of Venezuela," he added. Soon after plucking Maduro from power, Trump said that the United States would run Venezuela at least "temporarily" and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. Trump says US will run Venezuela after capturing MaduroUS Delta Force teams executed shocking overnight strikes across Caracas, including Venezuela's massive Fuerte Tiuna military complex on Saturday, capturing long-ruling President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
- The raid marks Washington's boldest Latin American intervention since the 1989 Panama invasion. Also Read: 'Happy New Year': Handcuffed Maduro's Chilling Greeting to Agents Inside New York Detention Centre Caught on Camera | WATCH With Maduro in US custody, "We will run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," Trump said during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
- "We can't take a chance that someone else takes over Venezuela who doesn't have the interests of Venezuelans in mind."The operation came after months of growing US pressure, including naval deployments and strikes on alleged drug-smuggling routes. The Venezuelan leader is set to face narco-terrorism charges in the Southern District of New York.
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