The United States Coast Guard is in pursuit of a third sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuelan waters, both Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Both outlets identified the vessel as the Bella 1, an oil tanker reportedly en route to
In a stealth operation carried out before dawn on Dec. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard—working alongside the Department of War—seized an oil tanker last seen in the terrorist state of Venezuela. The United States accused the ship’s operators of moving sanctioned crude to fuel narco‑terror activity. Officials issued a stark warning to traffickers: “We will find you, and we will stop you.
Federal prosecutors say the Biden‑era border crisis produced one of the most brazen cybercrime cases in years. The Department of Justice charged 54 alleged members of the Venezuelan terror gang Tren de Aragua with using sophisticated malware to loot millions from U.S. ATMs and funnel the cash back to their criminal network.
Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said a naval blockade is an “act of war,” referencing President Donald Trump’s order blocking some oil tankers in and out of Venezuela.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Thursday stressed that Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro cannot give orders to the Colombian military after Maduro called upon the Colombian army to join him and defend Venezuela against the “threat” of a U.S. “invasion.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “The Brief,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) stated that he supports strikes on drug boats around Venezuela even though “it’s not going after the fentanyl.” But he does support striking cocaine boats. Bacon said, “I
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation Thursday that would allow private entities to stop drug cartel smuggling and violence.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint in Sweden against the Nobel Foundation, seeking to prevent Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado from receiving the $1.18 million monetary prize that comes with the award and demanding she returns the medal.
The governments of China and Russia issued impassioned statements in support of Nicolás Maduro’s narco-terrorist regime in Venezuela on Wednesday and Thursday, urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his regional actions protecting America’s national security.
Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime has requested an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to address President Donald Trump’s order to impose a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela.
Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said it would be “complete insanity” for the Trump administration to begin a land war in Venezuela.
José Antonio Kast, the conservative president-elect of Chile, told reporters on Tuesday that he would support “any situation that ends a dictatorship,” referring to a potential American military operation to oust Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro, still reeling from conservative President-elect José Antonio Kast’s sweeping victory in Chile, called Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro a dictator in yet another unhinged rant at Kast.
President Donald Trump ordered a “total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela — increasing pressure on the socialist Maduro regime.
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed President Donald Trump was “ginning up” a war in Venezuela to “distract the country from the eroding economy.”
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that the blocking and seizing of sanctioned oil tankers around Venezuela “makes a lot of sense,” and sanctioned oil is helping countries like Iran and China and Russia are
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) stated that with the recent boat strikes around Venezuela, “There’s extensive intelligence and they know exactly who’s on that boat and they know what’s actually on that boat” and the
Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) accused President Donald Trump of wanting to go to war with Venezuela.
Communist dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus suggested in an interview published on Tuesday that his country would happily welcome his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro to live there should he have to flee his country.
The government of Trinidad and Tobago announced Monday it will allow U.S. military aircrafts to use its airports in the coming weeks.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado believes “hundreds of thousands” of Venezuelans will return to their country from all over the world once the socialist Maduro regime goes.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) said there was “very grave concern in Congress” about the U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela.
Friday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said the U.S. Coast Guard seizing an oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea didn’t “seem legitimate.”
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday imposed sanctions on Efrain Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s convicted drug-trafficking nephews.
Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats and the U.S. Coast Guard seizing an oil tanker in the Caribbean were “exactly how wars start.”
Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro asserted on Thursday the year 2026 has “already started” in Venezuela.
Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro on Thursday evening accused the United States of “stealing” the recently seized oil tanker — claiming the situation is “like Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Thursday on CNN’s “News Central,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said the Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats and the U.S. Coast Guard seizing an oil tanker in the Caribbean were “insane.”
Thursday on MS NOW’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said President Donald Trump’s “reckless” military actions against Venezuela were potentially “war crimes.”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization and arm of the Iranian military, seized a oil vessel allegedly carrying “smuggled diesel” in the Persian Gulf, Tehran revealed on Thursday.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado revealed that the Trump administration helped her escape from Venezuela.
Thursday on CNN’s “New Central,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s actions regarding Venezuela.
Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras on Wednesday denounced that the socialist regime seized his passport and prevented him from traveling out of the country.
The Islamist terror state of Iran accused the United States of “piracy” on Thursday in response to President Donald Trump revealing that U.S. authorities had seized a crude oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea accused of transporting sanctioned oil from Iran and its ally Venezuela.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the seizure of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast by saying that even if the administration got a warrant to take the ship into custody,
Officials of Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime claimed President Donald Trump “confessed” to having “stolen” a sanctioned oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
Socialist dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday sang a modified version of Bobby McFerrin’s iconic song, Don’t Worry, Be Happy as a “message” to American citizens amid growing tensions between both countries.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced that the United States has seized an oil tanker bound for Cuba as it was sailing off the coast of Venezuela.
Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said the American people should see the video of the second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean because President Donald Trump was essentially “murdering people.”
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, in a surprise Wednesday morning announcement, revealed that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is on her way to Oslo, Norway, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
