US Agrees to Receive Venezuelan Oil Amid Political Transition and Criticism

US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to receive 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela, valued at approximately USD 5.2 billion, praising the relationship with Venezuela's interim government established after the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro. Trump highlighted improved ties and plans for US access to Venezuelan oil. Meanwhile, Indian MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the US action as a regime decapitation rather than change, emphasizing continuity in Venezuela's government and suggesting US motives focus on oil control rather than democracy.