Topic: Nicolas Maduro

The Trump administration Tuesday sanctioned four companies and their oil tankers for conducting business with the Venezuelan government under embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, warned the United States Saturday not to create trouble for a group of Iranian oil tankers headed for Venezuela to help the latter country address a major fuel shortage.

The Trump administration has announced sanctions against a Chinese company for working with an Iranian airline that has been designated by U.S. authorities for supporting terrorism.

President Donald Trump denied U.S. involvement in an alleged Venezuela invasion plot involving at least two Americans who were arrested by Caracas.

Speaking on Venezuelan television Monday night, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro showed videos of the captured Americans who he identified as employees of Florida-based Silvercorp.

Venezuelan officials said eight people were killed and two were arrested by security forces that thwarted an alleged invasion on Sunday, prompting skepticism from opposition leaders and the United States.

In an executive order Thursday, Trump authorized Defense Secretary Mike Esper to tap any military reserve unit for as long as a year for the effort to double U.S. capabilities in the region.

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it plans to double its counternarcotics capabilities in the Western Hemisphere near Venezuela.

The Trump administration has offered to lift sanctions from Venezuela if the opposition party and President Nicolas Maduro's socialist party create an interim transitional government.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the government in Caracas have dismissed drug trafficking charges from the United States, arguing that they have actually been aggressive in fighting the narcotics trade.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced drug trafficking charges on Thursday against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other senior regime officials.

The Trump administration on Thursday demanded Venezuela release six oil executives amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The United States has imposed sanctions against a subsidiary of the Russian state-controlled Rosneft Oil Company for allegedly propping up embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Beijing on Thursday declared the coronavirus outbreak has peaked in China, as new cases in the Wuhan epicenter declined to single digits. Meanwhile, cases continued to climb in Europe and Iran.

The Trump administration said Tuesday it has leveled new sanctions against Russian company Rosneft Trading for actively helping Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro get around existing U.S. penalties.