7 hours ago · Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the ...

5 hours ago · Edward Wong / New York Times: Rubio Stresses U.S. Plan to Coerce Venezuela Rather Than Govern It Discussion: Reuters and Washington Times S.V. Date / HuffPost: In Venezuela …

9 hours ago · Trump’s clumsy claims that the Maduro government stole U.S. oil investments and that U.S. firms will be put in charge of Venezuela’s oil only cloud the U.S. mission further.

11 hours ago · But this vision of a U.S.-coopted government in Venezuela could very easily go wrong, from a military coup to open chaos in the streets and a much larger U.S. intervention.

Dec 25, 2025 · The United States will focus on exerting economic rather than military pressure on Venezuela over the next two months as it continues to pursue sanctioned Venezuelan oil, according …

1 day ago · Four CFR experts review the capture of the Venezuelan leader and examine the challenges and uncertainty that the United States, Venezuela, and the region could face.

Dec 16, 2025 · Analysts said Venezuela's oil reserves would be of interest to Trump, but the larger issue is a country in the hemisphere with oil and other resources that is closely allied to U.S. rivals like ...