When asked by the Times if Washington’s oversight of Venezuela would be three months, six months, a year or longer, Trump said: “I would say much longer.”“Only time will tell,” he added. The U.N. human rights office has said the operation a was a violation of international law that made the world less safe. “It depends what your definition of international law is,” he said, according to the newspaper. We’re getting oil prices down, and we’re going to be giving money to Venezuela, which they desperately need,” he said. Trump on Tuesday unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck in Venezuela under U.S. blockade.

Source: International New York Times January 08, 2026 23:32 UTC