by Amy Goodman | Apr 13, 2026 | Big Oil, Donald Trump, Interview, Iran, naval blockade, Oil, Pakistan, Palestine, Strait of Hormuz
Ship traffic has been halted again in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump ordered the U.S. military to begin a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and coastal areas starting Monday at 10 a.m. ET. Iran denounced Trump’s move as an illegal act amounting to “piracy” and has threatened to strike Gulf ports in retaliation. Trump ordered the blockade after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal…
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by Amy Goodman | Jan 1, 2026 | Boat Strikes, Donald Trump, fentanyl, food sovereignty, Interview, naval blockade, US intervention, Venezuela, Venezuelan oil reserves, war on drugs
As the Trump administration escalates its military campaign against Venezuela, we speak to Venezuelan journalist Andreína Chávez about the latest developments. Responding to the U.S. military’s drone strikes on small boats and seizures of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, Chávez says U.S. claims of pursuing fentanyl traffickers lack evidence and are “pretext” for an attempt “to asphyxiate…
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