The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four companies and their associated oil tankers for allegedly transporting Venezuelan oil as the Trump administration seeks to escalate its pressure on the country. The new sanctions come after the US seized...
2025 saw a major increase in US airstrikes due to President Trump loosening the rules of engagement for military commanders and launching new interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. According to a report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event...
Updated on December 29 at 10:09 pm EST President Trump has claimed that the US had "knocked out" a "big facility" as part of the US campaign targeting alleged drug boats in Latin America and against Venezuela. CNN later reported on Monday that the CIA conducted a...
The US has moved a number of special operations aircraft and multiple cargo planes carrying troops to the Caribbean this week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, as the Trump administration continues to escalate against Venezuela. The report, citing US...
The US military has blown up another alleged drug boat in the waters of Latin America, according to a statement released by US Southern Command on Monday. "On Dec. 22, at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a...
President Trump said on Monday that the US will "keep" the Venezuelan oil and two tankers that it seized off the coast of Venezuela as his administration is escalating a blockade on the country. "We’re going to keep it. Maybe we’ll sell it. Maybe we’ll keep it. Maybe...
Updated on December 21 at 7:58 pm EST US forces tried to board a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as the Trump administration continues to escalate its declared blockade of the country, an action traditionally considered an act of war under international...
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has said Venezuela would defend the "homeland at any cost" in response to President Trump's declaration that he's imposing a blockade on all "sanctioned" tankers entering and leaving Venezuelan ports. "We say to the...
The House on Wednesday voted down a War Powers Resolution meant to block President Trump from launching a war with Venezuela without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. The bill failed in a vote of 211-213, with nine representatives not...
Venezuela has ordered its navy to escort its tankers carrying petroleum products from its ports after President Trump declared a "complete and total blockade" on "sanctioned" tankers going into and out of Venezuela, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report...
