UK Royal Navy surface ships stopping and detaining vessels, supported by surveillance aircraft and potentially special forces boarding teams

UK Prepares Military Boarding of Shadow Fleet Oil Tankers Suspected of Sanctions Evasion Amid Rising Concerns Over Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan Oil Smuggling

The United Kingdom is preparing to expand its capacity to act against so-called “shadow fleet” oil tankers suspected of circumventing sanctions on Russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan oil exports. British ministers have identified a domestic legal framework that could allow the...
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Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners Amid US Pressure and Family Frustration

Venezuela on Monday announced the release of dozens more political prisoners, a move that rights groups questioned as families clamored for speedier action following the US-backed ouster of long-term autocrat Nicolás Maduro. The interim government in Caracas, under President Delcy...
Venezuela

Trump Declares U.S. Is “Running” Venezuela After Maduro’s Removal, Promises Oil Companies Will “Start Making Money” as Delcy Rodríguez Consolidates Power

In a dramatic escalation of U.S. involvement in Latin America, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will now be “running” Venezuela after American forces bombed Caracas on January 3, removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from...
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Trump Signals Possible Exxon Exclusion From Venezuela After CEO Calls Country ‘Uninvestable’

United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he may block Exxon Mobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil major’s chief executive described the country as “uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week, underscoring growing tensions between...
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Trump’s War: How Chronic Lies and Moral Lawlessness Are Fueling Global Crises From Greenland to Venezuela and Ukraine

Donald Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims during his first term in office, according to calculations published by The Washington Post in 2021—an average of roughly 21 a day. That record was widely seen as unprecedented in modern US...
Venezuela

US Urges Citizens to Leave Venezuela Immediately as Armed Pro-Regime Militias Set Up Roadblocks After Maduro’s Capture

The United States has urged all of its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately, warning of an increasingly volatile security environment marked by armed paramilitary activity and roadside searches targeting Americans, just days after the dramatic capture of President Nicolás Maduro...
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CIA-Linked LM-100J Super Hercules Touches Down in Venezuela as U.S. Diplomatic Team Arrives

A CIA-linked LM-100J Super Hercules aircraft operated by U.S. private contractor Pallas Aviation landed briefly at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas on January 10, drawing attention amid renewed U.S. engagement in Venezuela. The aircraft, identified by callsign WDE08 and...
US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting with oil industry executives

Trump Pushes U.S. Oil Giants to Invest in Venezuela’s Reserves as Post-Maduro Uncertainty Looms

U.S. President Donald Trump pressed top American oil executives on Friday to invest in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, but received a cautious response, with some industry leaders warning that the country remained “uninvestable”...
US has seized two oil tankers it says are part of Venezuela's 'shadow fleet'.

US Forces Launch Pre-Dawn Carrier-Based Raid to Seize Venezuelan-Linked Oil Tanker in Caribbean, Marking Fifth Interdiction in Expanding Sanctions Crackdown

In a dramatic escalation of its campaign to enforce sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports, the United States early Friday carried out a pre-dawn military operation in the Caribbean Sea to seize another oil tanker, the Olina, U.S. Southern Command announced....
AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW)

U.S. Forces Employ AGM‑154C‑1 Glide Weapon in Strikes on Venezuela’s Strategic Sites

United States military forces conducted a targeted strike inside Venezuelan territory on January 3, 2026, using the AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW) against key infrastructure amid a broader operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and...
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