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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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The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
BySteven Erlanger November 9, 2025

With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.

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The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
BySteven Erlanger November 9, 2025

With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.

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U.N. Security Council Removes Syria’s President From Sanctions List
ByEphrat Livni November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

The decision comes days before the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara, is expected in Washington for the first time since he came to power.

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Syria’s New Leaders Are Talking to Russia, a Former Enemy
ByCarlotta Gall and Nicole Tung October 15, 2025

President Ahmed al-Shara is making his first trip to Moscow, which backed the regime his rebels overthrew. Both sides have reasons to put the past aside.

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Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran
ByDeclan Walsh and Nanna Heitmann October 15, 2025October 16, 2025

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.

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Iranians Brace for Economic Impact of New U.N. Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi September 27, 2025

Already suffering a 40 percent inflation rate and critical shortages of power and water, many in Iran expect conditions to get worse.

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