US confirms $12B returned to Venezuela for supervised exports, details withheld

The US State Department confirmed it has returned over $12 billion to Venezuela for supervised exports of oil, gold, and fertilizers, but the report omits the names of purchasing companies. This confirms the scale of the sanctions-relief mechanism, though opacity on buyers raises questions about enforcement and diversion risks.

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