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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by Amy Goodman | Dec 17, 2025 | Argentina, Blockade, Boat Strikes, brazil, Caribbean, chile, Colombia, cuba, Donald Trump, Drug War, Honduras, Interview, Latin America, Maduro, Marco Rubio, mexico, Nicolás Maduro, Oil, Pete Hegseth, Regime Change, Sanctions, Trump Administration, US Military, Venezuela, Venezuelan oil reserves, war on drugs
President Trump has ordered what he called a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, as the United States escalates pressure on the government of President Nicolás Maduro. The move comes amid a major U.S. military buildup in the region and days after U.S. forces seized an oil tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. Since September, the U.S.
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