Overview
- Trump said he called off a previously planned second wave of attacks, crediting Venezuela’s release of political prisoners under interim leader Delcy Rodríguez.
- U.S. naval vessels and other forces will stay in position near Venezuela for security despite the cancellation.
- The White House arranged meetings with major oil executives, and Trump touted at least $100 billion in prospective investment to rebuild Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, though industry voices signaled caution.
- Caracas began freeing detainees, with reports citing five Spaniards and opposition figure Enrique Márquez among those released.
- Nicolás Maduro remains in U.S. custody facing charges in the Southern District of New York; Trump said he would not pardon him and described his own morality, not international law, as the limit on his power.