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His approval numbers remain low, with the White House battling to show that his economic plans are working despite voter anger over affordability.

Trump also dismissed comments by Gulf officials on Thursday that Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk him out of an attack, and said that it was Iran's actions that swayed him.

Of 22 cases being investigated by a unit specialising in unsolved historic cases, said Heitz, seven could be affected if the court confirmed the ruling on the statute of limitations in the Bonfanti case.

Some have died while others have lost their homes in the devastation.

But Trump has said that Machado does not have enough support among Venezuelans, and opted to stick with Rodriguez, so long as she toes the line on US access to Venezuela's vast oil reserves.