Nicolás Maduro

Trump designates Venezuelan 'regime' foreign terrorist organization, orders blockade of oil tankers

US President Donald Trump's comments came a week after the United States seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

US President Donald Trump reacts while preparing to sign an executive order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction' during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.
Bryan Stern, founder and chairman of the humanitarian extraction group Grey Bull Rescue.

Bryan Stern, the man behind the extraction of Maria Corina Machado from Venezuela - interview

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store meets Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado during her visit to the Storting, in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025.

Venezuela's Nobel laureate Machado says she aims for peaceful transition after Maduro

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.

US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers


Trump again says land strikes on Venezuela drug shipments coming soon

Trump has repeatedly threatened to begin strikes on narcotics being smuggled overland in recent weeks.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure

Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela's embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday as US President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for his removal.

) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) exchanges documents with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to the meeting with President of Russia, May 7, 2025 in Moscow, Russia

Venezuela's GNB guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape and torture, UN finds

"The torture, ill-treatment, and acts of sexual violence we have verified were not isolated incidents. They form part of a pattern of abuse used to punish and break victims," said head of UN mission.

Members of Venezuela's Bolivarian National Guard stand in formation as they carry out an increased security patrol along Lake Maracaibo amid rising tensions between Venezuela and US, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, October 26, 2025.

US seizes tanker said to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran

Officials, speaking with Reuters on the condition of anonymity, said the US Coast Guard led the operation, and did not name the tanker or where the interdiction took place.

 A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy operates off the Caribbean coast on the day Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says that Venezuela would deploy military, police, and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across Venezuela, amid heightened tensions with the US, Sept. 11, 2025.

US lawmakers want war powers vote after Trump pledges Venezuela attack 'soon'

After Trump told reporters repeatedly that a land attack would start "very soon," a group of senators filed a resolution to block US military action against Venezuela without congressional approval.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 27, 2025.

Trump says US will launch land strikes on drug smugglers in Venezuela

“I want those boats taken out, and if necessary, we’ll attack on land as well as at sea. We’re taking those individuals out,” Trump said.

A 3D-printed miniature model depicting U.S. President Donald Trump appears in front of Venezuelan flag in this illustration taken December 2, 2025.

Venezuela, the Jews, and the ‘Axis of Resistance’: Antisemitism rises as dictators falter - opinion

When societies struggle, many leaders find it easier to blame Jews than fix their own problems, as Venezuela demonstrates today

VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT Nicolás Maduro attends a rally against a possible escalation of US actions against his country, at a military base in Caracas in November 2025.

Venezuela to receive US plane of deported migrants amid airspace dispute

The Venezuelan government has previously said that nearly 14,000 Venezuelans had returned home from the US on the flights between February and November.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures on the day of a march marking Venezuelan Student Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, November 21, 2025.

Maduro told to leave Venezuela as US pressure mounts

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is running out of paths to step down and leave Venezuela under US protection, sources say.

US President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media following a call with military service members, on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 27, 2025.

Trump confirms conversation with Maduro amid escalating US-Venezuela tensions

Trump told military service members last week that the US would "very soon" begin land operations to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during travel to Washington, DC, from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.

How could Venezuela's military respond to a US attack? - explainer

Venezuela plans to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, sources and planning documents seen by Reuters show.

A helicopter performs during the Expo Aeronautica Venezuela 2025  in Maracay, Venezuela November 29, 2025.