Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez has requested help from the U.S. military to retrieve an oil tanker that departed Venezuela without permission. That’s according to The New York Times, which reported what is the first known military collaboration between Venezuela and the U.S. since the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro.

On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to ensure revenue from Venezuelan oil held by the U.S. Treasury is protected from being seized in lawsuits or creditor claims. The move would prevent the use of Venezuelan oil revenue from being used in judicial proceedings ahead of Maduro’s anticipated trial on narcoterrorism charges. This comes as President Trump posted on Truth Social a fake image of a Wikipedia page labeling him as the “Acting President of Venezuela.”

On Friday, President Trump met with oil executives at the White House, including ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron, urging them to invest $100 billion in Venezuela’s oil production. Trump is reportedly inclined to block Exxon from Venezuela’s oil reserve after its top executive was skeptical about oil investments in the country. Here’s President Trump speaking to Chevron’s vice chair, Mark Nelson.

President Donald Trump: “I remember six months ago, I told you to stay. Just stay. Things are going to happen. You’ll be very happy. I didn’t know they were going to happen this fast or this conclusively. One thing I think everyone has to know is that if we didn’t do this, China or Russia would have done it.”