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Venezuelan delegation led by Rodriguez in US discussing debt, energy - reuters.com

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DW NOTE

Rodriguez arriving in Washington while the Strait stays shut is pure arithmetic. Venezuela sits on proven reserves larger than Saudi Arabia's and produces roughly 800,000 barrels per day — less than 1% of world supply, but more than zero when Hormuz is bleeding 5.7 million bpd. The timing isn't coincidence. It's leverage converted to a meeting.

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Venezuelan delegation led by Rodriguez in US discussing debt, energy - reuters.com

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