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“US energy firms signed a series of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela on Wednesday, days after the South American country agreed to grant Washington control of a huge chunk, roughly one-fifth, of its vast oil reserves.”

“Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump asked whether he should "annihilate the Islamic Republic" or offer it a deal to rebuild before telling reporters that US and Iranian officials had met on the sidelines.”

“He has also sought to gain access to Venezuela's oil industry - striking a major oil deal with Caracas in August.”

“…ier this month, Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in history” with Venezuela, a partnership with Venezuelan oil entrepreneur Alejandro Betancourt in which Washington will gain a stake and access to at-cost crude shipments from oil fields…”