María Corina Machado, the most prominent figure in the country’s opposition movement, argued the measures are needed to stop government repression.

President Donald Trump said he plans to revoke Chevron Corp.’s oil license to operate in Venezuela, threatening to torpedo the nation’s slow economic recovery.

President Donald Trump revoked a license granted to Chevron by his predecessor, Joe Biden, two years ago. Trump announced the decision in a late Wednesday post on Truth Social. The decision comes as Trump accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of failing to make the necessary headway on election changes and migrant returns.