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New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Activists gather to protest against US President Donald Trump's recent action in Venezuela on January 6, 2026 in Pasadena, California, calling on Congress for an immediate end to military action, accountability for President Trump's actions and diplomacy over war. [AFP]

Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, insisted Tuesday that no foreign power was governing her country, even as US President Donald Trump announced Caracas will be swiftly turning over millions of barrels of oil to the United States.

Rodriguez, who was vice president under toppled leader Nicolas Maduro, has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump, at times sounding conciliatory, at others defiant.

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