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Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy. Trump's escalation comes…

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December 16, 2025 2:30 PM ET The Trump administration’s strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug vessels will be a failure if they do not ultimately result in toppling socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested to reporters Tuesday. President Donald Trump has kept objectives in Venezuela unclear…

Closed-door briefings on the Trump administration’s military campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats provided lawmakers with little clarity on the overall strategy of the operation and whether the ultimate goal is to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. After separate House and Senate briefings Tuesday from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary…

Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as President Trump escalates efforts to push him from power, raising the prospect that Maduro could seek refuge abroad Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro on…

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Speaking from Oslo, where she accepted her well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado had some sharp things to say about the Venezuelan Maduro regime - and some much more appreciative things to say about President Donald Trump, whose administration she credits for getting her to Oslo.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow’s support as the Venezuelan leader faces escalating external pressure, according to a statement from the Kremlin. In the call, reported by Reuters, Putin…

The seizure was a significant escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his country’s oil-dependent economy. Updated December 11, 2025 8 min Make us preferred on Google Read More