As US forces deployed in the Caribbean have zoned in on tankers transporting sanctioned Venezuelan oil, questions have deepened about the real motivation for Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Caracas.

Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration.

Two planes avoided midair collisions with US military planes off the coast of Venezuela. The near collisions involving a JetBlue plane and a private jet happened one day after another. It is another example of the current administration’s track record with air traffic safety.

Cuba denied it had reached out to the United States about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, calling the media report "absurd and false."

President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s attacks on drug vessels in Latin America to the fentanyl crisis, among other drugs. Here's what the data shows.

In a press statement issued on Friday, December 20, 2025, the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in Nigeria accused the United States of imperial aggression and of violating international law, warning that the incident poses a serious threat to global peace and the sovereignty of nations in the Global South.

Tensions are escalating in the Caribbean as Venezuela warns the United States Navy to stay away from its coastal waters while US warships position themselves off Venezuela’s northern coast. The situation involves a significant buildup of naval and air assets,

The leaders of Brazil and Mexico on Thursday offered to step in to try and avert the risk of war between the United States and Venezuela. Maduro says the United States is bent on regime change and wants to seize Venezuela's oil reserves.