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The Deposed Assad Henchmen Plotting to Retake Syria
ByErika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Haley Willis and Ahmad Mhidi December 24, 2025

Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington.

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After the Assad Regime’s Fall, His Enforcers Are Lying Low and Living Large
By December 22, 2025December 24, 2025

A Times investigation into the whereabouts of top Syrian officials who fled after the regime’s fall shows many remain free — shielded by wealth and accommodating host nations.

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Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Reham Mourshed December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes
ByFarnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

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Trump Orders Blockade of Some Oil Tankers to and From Venezuela
ByEdward Wong December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

The move is an escalation of military operations and a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s leader. But its scope and economic impact are not clear.

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Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
ByEdward Wong and Julian E. Barnes December 16, 2025December 17, 2025

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro’s Family and the Oil Sector
ByNicholas Nehamas, Tyler Pager, Farnaz Fassihi and Alan Rappeport December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.

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What to Know About Trump’s Seizure of an Oil Tanker Near Venezuela
ByEdward Wong and Nicholas Nehamas December 11, 2025December 13, 2025

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro.

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Fears Fuel Tanker Was Seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
ByPranav Baskar November 15, 2025November 15, 2025

The ship, which was flying a Marshall Islands flag, was passing through the Strait of Hormuz when it lost contact with its managers.

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