Venezuela
Trump says US military strike killed leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang
Donald Trump says US forces killed gang leader Niño Guerrero in a “swift and lethal” strike coordinated with Venezuela, targeting Tren de Aragua leader.
The Iran war exposed the weakness of old strategic assumptions - opinion
US pursuing second criminal probe into ousted Venezuelan leader Maduro
The past returns: Justice, terrorism, and Hezbollah’s global shadow - opinion
Iran’s South American strategy - opinion
The psychological battlefield beyond borders.
'I like his brother more': Trump slams Pope Leo over Iran nuclear issue, left-wing policies
Trump added that Pope Leo "should be thankful," as the only reason he had been elected to the Vatican was "because he was an American" who would be able to "deal with President Donald J. Trump."
US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade
The US cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.
Maduro returns to US court as rare narcoterrorism law faces key test at trial - analysis
Maduro, 63, led Venezuela from 2013 through his capture in Caracas by US special forces on January 3. He pleaded not guilty on January 5 to all US charges against him.
A golden age of diplomacy: A thing of the past? - comment
Whether the shift in diplomatic tone and practice was inevitable or whether we’ve reached a tipping point, only time will tell. But what’s clear is that the world will never be the same.
US push for Western Hemisphere dominance could extend to Cuba and Nicaragua, experts say
Trump's new policy, which he calls the “Donroe" Doctrine, aims to establish US dominance throughout the Western Hemisphere by replacing regime leaders with US-allied governments.
Trump says he expects to have 'honor of taking Cuba,' heightening tensions
The threatening statements come even as Cuba and the United States have opened talks aimed at improving their largely adverse relations.
The oxygen war: The new order China didn’t budget for - opinion
The new order is colder: dependency pricing. Cut the cheap oxygen – oil cash, sanctions-evasion routes, and unprotected chokepoints – and the regimes that live on it don’t just wobble: they suffocate
US, Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic, consular relations
Meanwhile, White House official Stephen Miller told a gathering of Latin American military leaders on Thursday that drug cartels can only be defeated with military force.
Trump urges Iranian diplomats to seek asylum, vows total defeat of regime
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper also gave a press conference at CENTCOM HQ, Florida, addressing the ongoing operation against Iran.
