USA Names Laura Dogu to Venezuela Mission Following Maduro Capture

USA appointed Laura Dogu to lead its diplomatic mission in Venezuela following the military capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3.Interim President Delcy Rodríguez stabilized the bolívar with a 300 million dollar injection from oil sales after reportedly coordinating her transition with the Donald Trump administration via Qatari intermediaries.While opposition leader María Corina Machado met Reza Pahlavi to challenge Tehran's influence, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi faced backlash for defending protest suppression in a USA newspaper.