Machado vows to lead Venezuela ‘when right time comes’ despite US hesitation

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado remains determined to lead the country and hopes to become its first woman president, despite lacking formal US backing. The US has engaged with interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who announced oil sector reforms and diplomatic outreach to Washington. Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, recognizing his support for Venezuela's freedom, but Trump declined to endorse her leadership.