CIA Director Meets Venezuela's Interim Leader Amid U.S. Military Action Against Maduro

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas to discuss intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and preventing Venezuela from being a haven for drug traffickers. This meeting follows the U.S. military's seizure of former President Nicolas Maduro, who was taken to the U.S. for trial. Rodriguez, who assumed interim leadership after Maduro's capture, has criticized the U.S. action but maintains dialogue with Washington, which supports her role to preserve stability. Meanwhile, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado engaged with the Trump administration, highlighting complex U.S.-Venezuela relations.