US EditionUS imposes new sanctions on Maduro family members, oil ships
Sanctions target Maduro's nephews, a businessman, six shipping firms, and six vessels involved in illicit oil transport, following U.S. seizure of a tanker carrying 1.8 million barrels.
- The United States has imposed new sanctions on family members and businesses connected to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as well as several oil tankers.
- The U.S. military seized a Venezuelan oil tanker named Skipper in a raid off the Venezuelan coast, intending to bring it to an American port and keep the oil onboard.
- The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Maduro, who it does not recognize as Venezuela's legitimate leader, by targeting his family's financial interests and the country's oil sector.
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U.S. announces new sanctions on Venezuelan figures tied to Maduro
The United States has imposed new sanctions on individuals, companies, and vessels accused of supporting Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro’s government, according to a statement released by the State Department. The announcement was made on Thursday in a written statement from Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott, who said the measures target people and entities backing what he described as Maduro’s “corrupt and illegitimate regime.” According to…
US Sanctions Maduro's Nephews, Six Venezuelan Oil Shipping Firms a Day After Oil Tanker Seizure
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Just a day after President Donald Trump stated that the US has seized a "very large" oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, the Department of the Treasury on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions on three nephews of Venezuela's First Lady Cilia Flores and six shipping companies linked to the country's oil sector, targeting individuals and entities associated with President Nicolas Maduro as…
US Sanctions Maduro Family Members, 6 Ships Transporting Venezuelan Oil
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned three family members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and six businesses, along with the oil tankers they operate, on Dec. 11. Three nephews of Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, were added to the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s Specially Designated Nationals list. “Nicolas Maduro and his criminal associates in Venezuela are flooding the United States with drugs that are poisoning the …
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