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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that his US counterpart Donald Trump had revealed his true motives toward the South American country with his claim that that it had stolen US “oil,
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U.S. forces surrounding Venezuela are growing after President Donald Trump designated President Nicolas Maduro’s regime as a foreign terrorist organization and ordered a blockade on tankers carrying “sanctioned” oil.
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
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Trinidad and Tobago will open Caribbean nation’s airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow
The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high.
The US seizure of an oil tanker near Venezuela is not the only point of contention between the two countries. Drugs, oil, sanctions and election disputes are all playing a part in the escalating conflict.
Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has been subject to a cyberattack, it said on Monday, adding its operations were unaffected, even though four sources said systems remained down and oil cargo deliveries were suspended.
The possibility of rising tensions becoming military conflict between the United States (US) and Venezuela means that it cannot be business as usual for