Experts disagreed on whether the seizure of land and assets, on the other hand, was legal, as an international tribunal determined Venezuela had not paid proper compensation to at least one affected ...

The US is still in pursuit of a third oil tanker near Venezuela, according to a US official, as President Donald Trump intensifies an oil blockade on Nicolás Maduro’s government. The Bella 1 tanker, a ...

Sources told USA TODAY that U.S. forces had interdicted a vessel amid a military build-up near Venezuela. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has alleged the U.S. wants to overthrow him and control ...

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table. "I don’t rule it out, no," he told NBC News in a phone interview. Trump on Tuesday ordered ...

When people talk about Iran’s “axis of resistance,” they usually mean places like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, or Yemen. But Tehran has another partner thousands of miles away, sitting on the edge of the ...

President Donald Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all U.S.‑sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, sharply intensifying pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s ...

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 02: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) speaks alongside (L-R) U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. President Donald Trump ...

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear. By Edward Wong Simon Romero ...

Regime change in Venezuela could reshape global oil flows, giving the U.S. renewed access to heavy crude. A U.S.-aligned Venezuela inside OPEC would shift cartel dynamics, strengthening Washington’s ...

President Donald Trump is continuing to ratchet up pressure on Venezuela, after United States military forces seized an oil tanker off the South American country's coast and unveiled new sanctions on ...

Dozens of tankers are transporting American-sanctioned oil off the coast of Venezuela, raising the possibility of further seizures after the U.S. captured an oil tanker in the Caribbean on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, elevating the likelihood of a disruption that could raise costs within the oil and energy ...