US military deployment

Bloomberg argues that a brief conflict could quickly shift from bullish to bearish for oil markets if a successor government opens the sector

The United States has assembled a military presence near Venezuela that is "too large and powerful to be only for counternarcotics," former U.S. ambassador James Story said in an interview with BBC Mundo

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro said that his government maintains "daily and ongoing communication" with Russia, including on military matters, as the United States expands its naval presence near the country

The recent deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean could signal that U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela are nearer, according to a Latin America specialist

Rep. Sara Jacobs said she was "not convinced" by claims the actions were tied to preventing fentanyl deaths and Rep. Seth Moulton emphasized the peril for troops deployed

The Trump Admin issued a Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) restricting airspace off the coast of Ceiba, Puerto Rico, from November 1 through March 31 citing "special security reasons"

The documents indicate that Venezuelan officials approached China and Iran with similar requests for equipment, including drones and electronic warfare tools

Venezuela also said on Wednesday that it destroyed two camps in the country's south linked to what authorities described as Colombian "narcoterrorist" groups

A Russian cargo aircraft linked to Moscow's armed forces and the former Wagner mercenary group arrived in Caracas over the weekend as Venezuela highlights its Russian-supplied air-defense systems amid escalating tensions with the United States, according to a new report.

Venezuelan fishermen in the coastal state of Falcón say security crackdowns by President Nicolás Maduro's government are posing a greater threat to their safety and livelihood than recent U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels

Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told C-SPAN that the White House "needs to give insight" to Congress

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the immediate suspension of a major natural-gas agreement with Trinidad and Tobago, accusing the Caribbean nation of aligning itself with the United States after it received a U.S. warship to conduct military drills.

The Trump administration bombed what the president referred to as a 'drug-carrying submarine' on October 16 in the Caribbean

Venezuela's armed forces announced on Tuesday that they intercepted and disabled a foreign aircraft that entered the country's airspace without authorization

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a Strategic Partnership Treaty with Venezuela on Monday, formalizing a broad cooperation agreement between the two countries

The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) released a new video on Monday highlighting operations connected to the Trump administration's military deployment in the Caribbean

Venezuelan authorities announced the capture of a group of alleged mercenaries said to be linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), claiming the individuals were involved in planning a "false flag" attack aimed at provoking a full-scale military confrontation with the country.

Sources told Colombia's Semana that drug trafficking continues in the area, with culprits switching to semisubmersibles, altered route, and faster craft that raise costs without dismantling networks

When asked about the flights, Trump told reporters, "no, it's false," adding that the United States was "very unhappy with Venezuela" and citing drug trafficking as one reason

A U.S. military strike overnight that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed six people aboard a vessel linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, has raised the tally of fatalities from the U.S. campaign to 43

Flight data compiled on Thursday showed that two American B1-Lancers flew just 6 miles away from the Venezuelan coast before returning north

Maduro described the Igla-S as "one of the most powerful weapons that exist," adding that the nation's air defense operators were fully trained to use them

U.S. naval forces operating off the coast of Venezuela could face a credible threat from Russian-made anti-ship missiles in the event of a military confrontation, according to experts.

The United States carried out another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking vessel Tuesday night

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the immediate creation of a new surveillance tool within VenApp, a government platform first launched in 2022, calling on citizens to report "everything they see, everything they hear" at all hours of the day.

Recent U.S. operations in the Caribbean, part of what officials describe as an anti-narcotics campaign, have increasingly merged with a broader strategy aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A new survey found that nearly nine out of ten Venezuelans describe Nicolás Maduro's government as a narco-terrorist organization, reflecting widespread public discontent and deep mistrust toward the country's leadership.

A former FBI agent has claimed that U.S. special forces have been operating covertly in Venezuela "for some time"

Unofficial reports collected by Infobae suggest the ship ran aground during a coastal maneuver, causing flooding in the forward section and loss of buoyancy

The Venezuelan leader also ordered the expansion of Indigenous militia structures across the country, saying they were "ready to fight for the Republic"