# US lifts sanctions on Venezuela’s top legislator

https://mins.news/en/item/100375

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-14 19:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/us-lifts-sanctions-on-venezuelas-top-legislator?traffic_source=rss

> The US Treasury has removed Venezuelan National Assembly head Jorge Rodriguez from its sanctions list amid major US-Venezuela energy agreements and talks with the country’s government. The move is part of Washington’s broader diplomatic engagement with the interim government, a source told Al Jazeera.

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