Wright: US has 'a lot of leverage' in Venezuela after oil deal reached

Wright: US has 'a lot of leverage' in Venezuela after oil deal reached

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:58:55 GMT

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the U.S. has “a lot of leverage” over Venezuela after the Trump administration reached a deal with the latter government to grant it control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil. “We have a lot of leverage over Venezuela. We control the sale of oil outside...

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