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US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
Semafor ^ | jan. 14, 2026

Posted on 01/15/2026 5:54:39 AM PST by nuconvert

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Revenue from the oil sales is currently being held in bank accounts controlled by the US government, as indicated in Friday’s order, according to the administration official. The main account, according to a second senior administration official, is located in Qatar.

The second official described Qatar as a neutral location where money can flow freely with US approval and without risk of seizure. Trump’s order noted that at least some of the revenue would be held in US Treasury accounts.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events; Qatar; Russia
KEYWORDS: cuba; iran; oil; qatar; russia; venezuela

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1 posted on 01/15/2026 5:54:39 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Shows how we trust Arabs more than Europeans.


2 posted on 01/15/2026 6:00:34 AM PST by nwrep
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To: nwrep

Maybe, but why not us banks? Seems weird.


3 posted on 01/15/2026 6:03:28 AM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: nwrep

I thought Qatar was tight with the anti-Israel crowd.


4 posted on 01/15/2026 6:05:46 AM PST by ComputerGuy
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To: nwrep

Shows how we control Qatar.


5 posted on 01/15/2026 6:08:40 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Magnum44

U.S. banks would be subject to the vagaries of activist judges.


6 posted on 01/15/2026 6:08:49 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (The Democrats' official policy is now, “Hate, Violence and Murder". Change my mind.)
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To: Magnum44

US banks are run by anti-fossil fuel liberals.


7 posted on 01/15/2026 6:09:11 AM PST by nwrep
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To: ComputerGuy

Non sequitur.


8 posted on 01/15/2026 6:09:47 AM PST by nwrep
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To: ComputerGuy

The fact in Qatar is that there is not homogenization. For reasons I don’t understand, there are at least two strong factions.

My guess is that there are old men who support the radicals and younger men who seek modernization


9 posted on 01/15/2026 6:10:55 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: 9YearLurker

I think it may very well be just the opposite.
Qatar & Saudis have been pressuring Trump into not attacking Iran. They won’t cooperate in letting our military in their countries do anything against Iran.


10 posted on 01/15/2026 6:16:20 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nwrep; 9YearLurker

Mark Levin on X (1-14-26)

“As Iran slaughters thousands of mostly young people seeking freedom, Qatar % Saudi Arabia are reportedly lobbying POTUS not to hit Iran. So much for our new friends.”


11 posted on 01/15/2026 6:30:13 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Magnum44

> Trump’s order noted that at least some of the revenue would be held in US Treasury accounts.


12 posted on 01/15/2026 6:43:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: nuconvert

Qatar has been Brit and US intel infested for decades.


13 posted on 01/15/2026 6:43:20 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: nuconvert

So, the money in Qatar belongs to Trump? He alone has control of it? All US money should go thru the US Treasury..


14 posted on 01/15/2026 6:48:25 AM PST by POGO163
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

If the money in Qatar is US money, it is also subject to courts.


15 posted on 01/15/2026 6:49:55 AM PST by POGO163
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To: bert
My guess is that there are old men who support the radicals and younger men who seek modernization .

That makes sense. I know that other Gulf Arabs are moderate—especially from UAE and Saudi Arabia (MBS).

16 posted on 01/15/2026 6:51:21 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: nuconvert

Why not use the money to refill the Strategic Oil Reserve that Biden sold to China?


17 posted on 01/15/2026 6:55:57 AM PST by shotgun
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To: Magnum44

Maybe US banks have systems in place to prevent banking with the country. So they had to go through an intermediary that was not restricting banking.


18 posted on 01/15/2026 7:22:26 AM PST by pas
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To: nuconvert

Qatar funds the Islamization of our universities. They export the worst of Islam.


19 posted on 01/15/2026 7:25:21 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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