US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers
The action came as the US executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with supporters following U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that ground operations against drug cartels could be next, even without a declaration of war, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 23, 2025. (photo credit: MIRAFLORES PALACE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS
