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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the director of digital content at FOX61 News in Connecticut and has previously written for outlets including ...

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority. Oil drilling equipment in ...

Venezuela on Wednesday condemned the U.S. seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, calling it an "act of international piracy." "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela strongly denounces and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ramped up pressure on Venezuela on Tuesday by announcing that he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” entering and leaving the South American country.