The US president has promised a “spectacular” partnership on oil and national security

US President Donald Trump and Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez held a lengthy phone conversation on Wednesday, marking the first known direct contact between the two leaders since the US military captured former President Nicolas Maduro.

The call, described by both sides as positive and productive, follows weeks of tension after the January 3 raid that killed at least 80 people, including members of the Venezuelan military, Maduro’s Cuban security staff, and civilians.

“We had a call, a long call. We discussed a lot of things, and I think we’re…

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