Caracas, Venezuela - Recent A rally took place in Venezuela's capital Caracas after the U.S. government announced the cancellation of a license granted to U.S. energy giant Chevron to operate in Venezuela since March 1. Canceling the license means the California-based U.S. company will no longer be able to export Venezuelan crude. Additionally, if Venezuela's state oil company, PDVSA, exports oil that was previously exported by Chevron, U.S. refineries will be unable to buy it due to U.S. sanctions. The announcement has sparked strong resentment in the south American country which sits atop the world's largest proven oil reserves. Venezuela severed diplomatic ties with the U.S. in Jan 2019 due to what Venezuela called continued involvement of the U.S. in Venezuela's internal affairs and its attempts to overthrow Maduro's government through political coup and other measures. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to impose more sanctions on Venezuela's economy, including a ban on the export of Venezuelan crude oil. However, in late 2022, former U.S. President Joe Biden's administration granted Chevron an automatically renewable license to expand operations in Venezuela and resume exports to the U.S. On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the deal was being terminated. Shotlist: Caracas, Venezuela - Recent: FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown 1. Venezuelan national flag; Caracas, Venezuela - Recent 2. Venezuelan residents at rally; 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan President (starting with shot 2): "If Americans choose to continue down the path of fascism, violence and sanctions, that's their decision. We would continue to maintain our independence and sovereignty and pursue peace, development and harmony."; FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown 4. Various of city view, traffic; Caracas, Venezuela - Recent 5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan resident (name not given)(ending with shot 6): "What Trump has done is a disgrace to the people in the U.S."; FILE: Caracas, Venezuela - Date Unknown 6. Various of Venezuelan national flag; Caracas, Venezuela - Recent 7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Venezuelan resident (name not given)(starting with shot 6): "We have been fighting against sanctions since 2015."; FILE: Venezuela - Date Unknown 8. Facilities; 9. Various of people working, facilities, pumpjacks; FILE: Cabimas, Zulia State, Venezuela - July 2023 10. Various of rusting pumpjacks at dusk; FILE: Washington D.C., USA - May 12, 2020 11. White House; FILE: Washington D.C., USA - March 14, 2020 12. Capitol Hill; 13. Washington Monument. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland/Iran/Russia]